 The game of football is the oldest of all the English national sports. Football has been played in one form or another for hundreds of years. First it was a very rude game. This game is believed to have descended from the ancient Greek game of harpaston.

 The first description of a football match in England was written by William FitzStephen in about First, there were no rules. But since 1863 it has been played with proper rules. That year the Football Association(The FA) was started.

 Its first job was to make a set of rules for all teams. By the end of the 19 th century almost every town had its own team. One of the main competitions of the football season in Britain is the FA Cup.

 The first FA Cup competitions were held at the famous Wembley Stadium in London in the middle of the 19 th century. Football has been included in the Olympic programme since 1900

 The Soviet Union National Football Team (Russian: Sbornaya Sovyetskogo Soyuza po futbolu) was the national football team of the Soviet Union. It ceased the existance after the breaking up of the Union

 FIFA considers the CIS national football team (and ultimately, the Russian national football team).The Soviet Union failed to qualify for the World Cup only twice, in 1974 and 1978, and took part in seven final tournaments in total. Their best finish was in 1966 when they were the fourth, at that championship they lost to West Germany.

 On 2 December 2010, FIFA president Sepp Blatter announced the winning bids at FIFA's headquarters in Zurich. Russia was chosen to host the 2018 World Cup, This made Russia the first Eastern European country to host the World Cup.Blatter noted that the committee had decided to "go to new lands" and reflected a desire to "develop football" by bringing it to more countries.

The project has been made by students : Ivannikova Elizaveta and ParubinaEkaterina. The English teacher: G.Yu.Chizhickova 8 form school #1058 Moscow