World Cup

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Use the clues to fill in the crossword.

Across

  1. 2. A soccer tournament held every four years between national soccer teams to determine a ___ (8)
  2. 4. A continent in the western hemisphere connected to South ___ by the Isthmus of Panama (12)
  3. 7. An independent country within the British Commonwealth (10)
  4. 8. A cooperative unit (4)
  5. 9. A landlocked federal republic in central Europe (11)
  6. 11. Island country in Asia with Tokyo as its capital (5)
  7. 12. Country in the UK whose capital is London (7)
  8. 14. A republic in southern South America on the western slopes of the Andes on the south Pacific coast (5)
  9. 15. Country south of the USA known for tacos (6)

Down

  1. 1. A continent in the western hemisphere connected to North ___ by the Isthmus of Panama (12)
  2. 3. Emblem usually consisting of a rectangular piece of cloth of distinctive design (plural) (5)
  3. 5. Boot-shaped country in Europe famous for pasta (5)
  4. 6. A person of ___ nationality (6)
  5. 9. European country known for flamenco and paella (5)
  6. 10. A constitutional monarchy in northern Europe (7)
  7. 13. European country known for the Parthenon and ancient myths (6)