Sentence examples for cup countries from inspiring English sources

Our preparations are going very well, much better than in some other World Cup countries.

The next two most powerful African Cup countries, Cameroon and Nigeria, are both on the verge of being knocked out.

There are also players from France and of a score of World Cup countries, at Manchester United, Barcelona, Bayern Munich and Inter Milan.

"Our preparations are going very well, much better than in some other World Cup countries," the deputy prime minister Arkady Dvorkovich told the Guardian.

Between the two memorials, the honey-coloured stone building of UFA Assurance, an insurance company, has a new look: the flags of the World Cup countries flutter from its balconies and a cupola at the top has been repainted like a giant football.

The World Cup countries are gradually being knocked out of the tournament - but what do fans do after their teams exit the competition?

NORWEGIAN CHAMPION: Jan Jacob Verdenius won the men's World Cup country sprint title with a third-place finish in an all-Norwegian men's final at Oslo.

In its 2010 Fifa World Cup Country Report, the government accepted the tournament cost money to host – Olympic Games and World Cups always do – but claimed South Africa did transform its transport and other infrastructure and will reap long-term "intangible benefits", from enhanced confidence and an improved global view of the country.

"I think there's been some movement in terms of greater democracy, in terms of congress being involved in things such as World Cup country selection rather than the Executive Committee, so I think there's been some movement and we're partly responsible for that," the FA chairman added.

It all boils down to the question: Does Germany want to remain the cheerful World Cup country that many of us would like to live in?

FIFA is also investigating at least two World Cup bidding countries for allegedly colluding to exchange votes.