A New Zealand Kid’s Guide to the

FIFA U-20 WORLD CUPNew Zealand 2015 in Dunedin

HOST CITY

Wooliam – The Story Once upon a time there was a young black sheep who lived on a high country station in Central Otago. He was always having fun and getting into mischief. He also loved to play and his favourite game was football.

Every day he used to get balls of wool from the shearing shed and pretend he was a football star being cheered by the crowds. He played so much that he soon became very good and could do all sorts of tricks.

But that wasn’t enough for him. He wanted to learn everything about the game he loved and represent New Zealand.

So to make this dream come true he travelled far and wide learning many new football tricks along the way. His skills impressed everyone he played with and he made lots of friends on and off the pitch. His dream of representing his country kept him going, until one day he was scouted for the greatest celebration of football ever seen in New Zealand, the FIFA U-20 World Cup. His passion for the game, combined with the knowledge he had picked up on his travels and his colourful personality, would make him the ideal figurehead for the tournament. He was delighted and took on the challenge of becoming the tournament’s Official Mascot immediately.

His name is Wooliam and and from now until the end of the tournament he will be travelling the country to share his passion for the world game with you.

Keep an eye out for him.

Great Prizes up for GrabsYou can win a great prize for your class just by supporting one of the countries playing here in Dunedin during the FIFA U-20 World Cup.

Here’s what we need you to do:

zz pick a team/country to support from Group D

zz make a banner showing your class support for your chosen team

zz create a chant for the team you’re supporting (try using some of the words in the booklet!)

zz get dressed up in your teams colours, and with your banner film your class singing your chant (Max video length is 2 minutes)

zz upload the video to www.thehits.co.nz/shows/dunedin/callum-p/ before 22 May 2015 (if you can’t upload a video, upload your lyrics and a photo of your class with your supporters’ banner, and The Hits team could be visiting your class to do the filming for you!!).

The Prize (one prize per match day):zz the winning class will lead the walking bus from the Fever Pitch fanzone in the Octagon to Otago

Stadium

zz 30 free tickets for your class to a FIFA U-20 World Cup match day that your chosen team is playing in (we’ll hold another 50 seats beside the winners’ seats which can be purchased by parents, caregivers and other class supporters)

zz the opportunity to support your team during the match at Otago Stadium by leading your chant and showing off your banner.

 Details:

zz the competition will be judged by Callum & P from The Hits Dunedin

zz there will be four prizes up for grabs (one for each game day) and one class will be chosen to support each of the four Dunedin-based teams (Mali, Mexico, Serbia and Uruguay). One prize will be awarded to a school outside of the Dunedin City Boundary.

 

Colombia

Words to LearnHello… Hola

Goodbye … Adiós Please … Por favor

Thank you … GraciasI like to play football … Me gusta jugar fútbol

I go to (such and such) school … Voy a la escuela [your school’s name]

I am (age) years old … Yotengo [your age] años

Playing strip: Yellow

Flag detailYellow represents all the gold found in the Colombian land; blue represents the seas on Colombia’s shores; and red represents the blood spilled for Colombia’s independence.

Interesting Facts: zz the name “Colombia” is derived from the last name of the explorer Christopher Columbus

zzColombia is the world’s leading source of emeralds and its coffee is world-renowned

zz the traditional national sport of Colombia is called Tejo - it is a team sport that involves launching projectiles at a target

zzColombia is part of the Ring of Fire, a group of countries on the Pacific Ocean prone to earthquakes and volcanic eruptions – just like New Zealand

zzmore bird species can be found in Colombia than any other country in the world

zz the capital city, Bogata, is home to 48,014,026 people.

Football Facts: zz Colombia has made eight

FIFA U-20 World Cup appearances - its best result was in 2003 when it made the semi-finals, but it has also reached the quarterfinals three times

zz Colombia was the champion of the 2001 Copa América, in which they were undefeated, setting a new record

zz Colombia has been awarded “mover of the year” twice – by making the most progress in rankings moving up the ladder. Of all sports in Colombia, football is the most popular

Mali

Words to LearnHello… Bonjour

Goodbye … Au revoirPlease … S’il vous plaît

Thank you … MerciI like to play football … J’aime jouer au football

I go to (such and such) school … Je vais à l’école [your school’s name]

I am (age) years old … J’ai [your age] ans

Playing strip: Yellow

Flag detail:The Malian flag was adopted in 1961. The three colours represent fertility of the land (green), purity and mineral wealth (gold), and bloodshed for Independence (red).

Interesting facts:zzMali is the eighth largest country in Africa, and has a population of 14.5 million

zz the official language in Mali is French, but more than 40 African languages are also spoken by different ethnic groups there

zz some of Mali’s biggest exports are salt and gold - salt was such a valuable commodity that people would trade a pound of gold for a pound of salt and Mali is the third largest producer of gold in Africa

zzmost Malians wear flowing, colourful robes called boubous, and participate in traditional festivals, dances, and ceremonies.

Football facts:zz football is the most popular sport in Mali-

it became hugely popular after Mali hosted the 2002 African Cup of Nations

zz there are football fields in almost every town in Mali and kids in Mali often play small games using a bundle of rags as a ball

zz Mali finished 3rd in the 1999 FIFA U-20 World Cup – the only time they have progressed from the group phase

zz the first Malian football star was Salif Keita, selected to play for Mali at only 16 years old. He played for Valenica in Spain, and was nicknamed La perla negra de Mali (the Black Pearl of Mali).

Words to Learn

Hello… Hola Goodbye … Adiós Please … Por favor

Thank you … GraciasI like to play football … Me gusta jugar fútbol

I go to (such and such) school … Voy a la escuela [your school’s name]

I am (age) years old … Yotengo [your age] años

MexicoPlaying strip: Green

Flag detail:The Mexican flag was adopted in 1968. The three colours represent hope (green), purity and unity (white), and the blood of the nation’s heroes (red). The picture of an eagle eating a snake in the middle is the Coat of Arms, based on an Aztec legend.

Interesting facts:zzMexico is the 11th most populated country in the world with more than 123 million people

zzMexico introduced chocolate, chilies and corn to the world! Chocolate was discovered in Mexico as a sweetener for drinks and the word chocolate comes from the Aztec word xocolatl: xoco (bitter) + atl (water)

zzMexico is home to the volcano rabbit, the world’s second smallest rabbit, which has short, thick fur, short legs and small rounded ears

zzMexican children do not get presents on Christmas day, but on January 6th instead, which is when Mexicans celebrate El Dia De Reyes (Kings Day).

Football facts:zz football is Mexico’s most popular sport and

it has the sixth largest number of players in the world at nearly 8.5 million

zz the Mexican team’s best result at a FIFA U-20 World Cup was placing 3rd in 2011 in Colombia

zz the national Mexican team is currently ranked 17th in the world

zz striker Javier Hernandez is Mexico’s most famous player, nicknamed Chicharito (Little Pea). He has played for Manchester United and Real Madrid, and played in the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup for Mexico

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New Zealand (NZL)

Ukraine (UKR)

USA (USA)

Myanmar (MYA)

Group B

Argentina (ARG)

Panama (PAN)

Ghana (GHA)

Austria (AUT)

Group C

Qatar (QAT)

Colombia (COL)

Portugal (POR)

Senegal (SEN)

Group D

Mexico (MEX)

Mali (MAL)

Uruguay (URU)

Serbia (SRB)

Group F

Germany (GER)

Fiji (FIJ)

Uzbekistan (UZB)

Honduras (HON)

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Brazil (BRA)

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Portugal

Words to LearnHello … Olá

Goodbye … Tchau Please … Por favor

Thank you … Obrigado (boy), Obrigada (girl)I like to play football …

Eu gosto de jogar futebol I go to (such and such) school …

Estudo na escola [your school’s name] I am (age) years old …

Eu tenho [your age] anos

Playing strip: Red

Flag detail:Portugal’s flag was adopted over 100 years ago in 1911. The coat of arms on the flag is based on one used by the Portuguese Kingdom since the Middle Ages.

Interesting facts:zz Portugal is the oldest country in Europe and has had the same borders since 1139

zz the Portuguese Empire was the first global empire in history and spanned almost six centuries making Portuguese the sixth most spoken first language in the world today

zz on New Years Eve Portuguese people eat 12 grapes at midnight and make a wish for each month of the year

zz Portugal is one of the world’s top surf spots - it has a coastline of 800km and is known to have 364 days of surf.

Football facts:zz football was brought to Portugal in the late

19th century by Portuguese students who returned from England with a football

zz Portugal has won the FIFA U-20 World Cup twice, and finished in the top three two other times

zz top international players such as Luís Figo, Rui Costa, and Cristiano Ronaldo have played for the Portugal national football team

zz Cristiano Ronaldo is Portugal’s top goal scorer of all time, and the first Portuguese player to reach 50 international goals

Serbia

Words to LearnHello … Zdravo здраво

Goodbye … Zbogom збогом Please … Molim молим

Thank you … Hvala хвала I like to play football … Volim da igram fudbal

I go to (such and such) school … Ja idem u [your school’s name] školi

I am (age) years old … Ja sam [your age] godina

The language of Serbia can be difficult for us to learn as we don’t hear it spoken very often! The Serbian alphabet uses the Latin alphabet and another alphabet called the Cyrillic Alphabet to make up the words.

Interesting Facts: zz Silver Lake, also called the Serbian sea, is the largest lake in Serbia and is very popular for being one of the clearest and the cleanest lakes in the country

zz Serbia exports a third of all the raspberries in the world

zz the word vampire originated in Serbia, not Transylvania

zz Serbians celebrate Christmas in January, two weeks after we do in December

zz the capital of Serbia is Belgrade, which is home to 7,209,764 people.

Football Facts:zz Serbia are making their debut at New

Zealand 2015. As part of the former Yugoslavia they appeared twice, in 1979 and when they won the title in 1987

zz many players from Serbia now play for elite clubs of Europe, developing the nation’s reputation as one of the world’s biggest exporters of footballers

zz the Football Association of Serbia has 146,845 players and is the largest sporting association in the country

Playing strip: Red

Flag detail: red is for blood spilled by Serbian ancestors for defending this most beautiful land, blue is for blue sky which in Serbian culture presents freedom, and white is for mothers’ milk which represents, life, continuity and good honest home-education.

Playing strip: Sky Blue

Flag detail: The horizontal stripes on the flag represent the nine original departments of Uruguay. The Sun of May represents a new nation in the world with 16 rays extending from it. The national flag of Uruguay (Pabellón Nacional) has a field of nine equal horizontal stripes alternating white and blue.

Uruguay

Words to LearnHello… Hola

Goodbye … Adiós Please … Por favor

Thank you … GraciasI like to play football … Me gusta jugar fútbol

I go to (such and such) school … Voy a la escuela [your school’s name]

I am (age) years old … Yotengo [your age] años

Interesting Facts:zz in Uruguay there are three cows for every one person

zz the name of the country comes from a Guarani word, which means “river of painted birds”

zz the leading sport in Uruguay is soccer

zz every house in Uruguay has its own name

zz almost half of the population of Uruguay live in the capital, Montevideo - that’s about 1.65 million people

Football Facts: zz Uruguay were runners up in the 2013

FIFA U-20 World Cup – which is the best they have ever done (although they tied for second in 1997)

zz the Uruguay football team won gold at the 1924 Paris Olympic Games and again in 1928 in Amsterdam

zz football was taken to Uruguay by English sailors and labourers in the late 19th century

zz the Uruguay national football team has won the FIFA World Cup on two occasions

Winston ReidWinston Wiremu Reid (born 3 July 1988) is one of New Zealand’s professional

football players. He currently plays as a defender for the English Club West Ham United and also captains the New Zealand All Whites.

Winston (his iwi are Tainui and Te Rarawa) was born in North Shore, Auckland, but moved from New Zealand to Denmark at the age of 10 with his mother and Danish stepfather.

In 2005, Reid was ready for his professional start playing for the Danish club FC Midtjylland and also representing Denmark in the national youth team.

In 2010 Winston was offered a move to Premier League side West Ham United. The footballer started to perform for the new club in the 2010/2011 season and continues to play for ‘The Hammers’. He’s made 35 appearances and found the net three times in two years.

From 2007 till 2010, Winston was capped 15 times for the Denmark national U-19, U-20 and U-21 teams. From 2010, the back featured in ten games and contributed one goal for the New Zealand All Whites in stoppage time against Slovakia, thus securing a draw as well as his first ever international goal and New Zealand’s first ever point in a World Cup finals match. As of October 2013, Reid has won 17 caps for his country.

Wynton RuferWynton Alan Whai Rufer (born 29 December 1962) is a retired football player who is considered New Zealand’s greatest ever footballer. He played as a striker, both for the New Zealand national team and a number of professional clubs.

With a Swiss father and Māori mother, Wynton began his football career in Wellington with teams Diamond United, Stop Out, and the Miramar Rangers. He was quickly recognised for his abilities, and was voted New Zealand’s Young Player of the Year in 1981 and 1982.

Wynton attracted the attention of the manager of Norwich City and in 1981 became the first Kiwi to sign a professional football contract. Unfortunately he was denied a work permit to play in England, so he moved to Switzerland where he played for clubs such as FC Zürich over the next seven years.

Wynton was voted Oceania’s Player of the Year in 1989, 1990 and 1992. From 1980-1997 Wynton appeared for New Zealand 23 times, scoring 12 goals. He played his A-international debut for NZ aged 17 years and 9 months, and appeared in New Zealand’s first FIFA World Cup team in 1982.

Wynton is a member of the FIFA Football Committee and is a FIFA U-20 World Cup New Zealand ambassador. Named the Oceania Footballer of the Century, Wynton brought the FIFA U-20 World Cup trophy to the Waitangi Treaty grounds by waka last year to kick off tournament preparations.

FIFA U-20 World Cup National Ambassadors

Mike McGarryOne of Dunedin’s favourite sons, Mike played for his local club and Dunedin City before crossing the Tasman for a season with Sydney Olympic. On returning to New Zealand he joined Christchurch United and played in two consecutive Chatham Cup finals (won 1, lost 1) but was awarded the MVP (Jack Batty Memorial Trophy) in both games. A regular member of the All Whites in the late 80s and early 90s, Mike notched up 87 appearances, 54 of them full A internationals.

First club played for as a kid? – Mosgiel.

Childhood hero, local or international? – Pele from day one plus the Mosgiel first team including my brothers.

What team do you support? – I am a Newcastle fan as I had a trial there as a young fella in the early 80s when Willie McFaul was the coach.

Favourite Coach? – Kevin Fallon was my favourite coach, not just because of his calm approach but he gave me a chance and believed in me despite being from the deep south where football was unheard of.

Most admired team-mate? – I enjoyed every minute playing for the All Whites and played with some great players like Wynton, but also some great personalities like Rodger Gray, Mal Dunford, Ceri Evans and Alan Stroud.

Most admired opponent? – Stuart Pearce was my favourite opponent.

Favourite game played in? – My favourite game was when we drew 2-2 with Uruguay on our South American Tour and lost 1-nil to England in injury time in the NZF centennial match.

Colour in these players with their flags and team colours

FIFA U-20 World Cup Regional Ambassador