Question

Which best describes this sentence?
Since many countries have football teams, there is much competition leading to the World Cup.
Compound, complex, simple or comma splice.

Answer 1

i would say it is a compound sentence

Answer 2

It's a complex sentence because it has one independent clause:

<b>there is much competition leading to the World Cup</b>

and one dependent (subordinate) clause:

<b>Since many countries have football teams</b>