Nowadays, football is one of the most popular sports in the world. Its history    1    (go) back over two thousand years to ancient China,    2    was known as cuju then. Modern football started in Great Britain, where the new game rules    3    (make).

Football is simple and very cheap     4    (play), which is perhaps the basis of the popularity. People needn’t expensive equipment    5    the football doesn’t cost much money.

Another factor behind    6    (it) global popularity is the creativity on the field. It is attractive    7    millions of people. People can see children playing with a ball everywhere. People also can feel the    8    (excite) of a game even without recognising the skill of professional players.

What’s more, it has become one of the    9    (good) ways for people to communicate. It doesn’t require    10    (word), but everyone can understand it. It breaks down walls and brings people together on and off the field.

China beats South Korea to win Women's Asian Cup

China came from two goals down to defeat South Korea 3-2 on Sunday and won the Women’s Asian Cup for a record the     1     (nine) time.

Just five days after the men’s team     2     (knock) out from qualifying(取得资格) for the 2022 World Cup, a last-minute goal from Xiao Yuyi completed a dramatic comeback for China in Navi Mumbai, India.

“ At half-time I told the players not     3     (give) up as anything can happen in 45 minutes,” said China coach Shui Qingxia,     4     won the title five times as a player. “We are     5     (delight) to win the title and we are going     6     the right direction tactically(战略上), technically and psychologically.”

“ Though     7     (play) well in the first half , we have to reflect on what happened in the second,” said Korea’s first goalscorer Choe. “We did show that we have progressed as a team and have to keep     8     (move) forward in the future.”

The tournament also acts as Asia’s qualifying round for the 2023 World Cup. Both Korea and China have secured their places in the     9     (compete) co-hosted by Australia and New Zealand along with semi finalists Japan and, for     10     first time, the Philippines.

Vietnam took the fifth World Cup spot after defeating Taiwan and Thailand in a round-robin play off.