[:ja]オレグ・アルテミエフ宇宙飛行士がISSでキューポラに浮くW杯サッカーボールと地球です。予選から白熱した試合が多く行われています。サッカーW杯の予選大会は本大会前に各地区ごとに1〜2年間かけて行われ、地区によっては1次、2次、最終予選の段階に分けられますが、現在のルールでは、本大会に進めるのは32か国です。オリンピックと並び、世界を繋ぐイベントの一つです。
参考文献： Oleg Artemyev’s Tweet
ウェブ地球儀で地球俯瞰画像を見る： LiVEARTH
[Earthview Wonders] No.528: Earth and Soccer Worldcup
Astronaut Oleg Artemyev captured the Earth and the Worldcup soccer ball that floats in Cupola. Lots of exciting games are already carried out in Stage 1. The current format involves a qualification phase over the preceding three years, and the tournament phase. After this, 32 teams, including the automatically qualifying host nation, compete in the tournament phase for the title. Like the Olympic Games, soccer Worldcup is also a big event that connects the entire globe.
Reference: Oleg Artemyev’s Tweet
See earthview photo gallery with web-globe: LiVEARTH[:en][Earthview Wonders] No.528: Earth and Soccer Worldcup
Astronaut Oleg Artemyev captured the Earth and the Worldcup soccer ball that floats in Cupola. Lots of exciting games are already carried out in Stage 1. The current format involves a qualification phase over the preceding three years, and the tournament phase. After this, 32 teams, including the automatically qualifying host nation, compete in the tournament phase for the title. Like the Olympic Games, soccer Worldcup is also a big event that connects the entire globe.
Reference: Oleg Artemyev’s Tweet
See earthview photo gallery with web-globe: LiVEARTH[:]