World Cup Archives - Learn English Through Football

The 2026 World Cup kicked off in Mexico yesterday and on this World Cup language post we look at the phrase, 'to be dismissed' after three players were shown a red card in the opening game. The post 2026 World Cup Language Podcast: To be dismissed appeared first on Learn English Through Football .

The men’s World Cup starts this week and in this week's football-language podcast we look at some language to describe the favourites, the dark horses and the flops from the 2026 World Cup tournament. We will also offer some predictions for the tournament. We also have an online worksheet for this listening. The post Learn English Through Football Podcast: 2026 World Cup – Favourites, Dark H...

The men’s World Cup starts on June 11th and in this week's football-language podcast we look at some of the numbers behind the tournament in our first preview of the tournament. We will also talk about language of predictions before the tournament starts. The post Learn English through Football Podcast: 2026 World Cup in Numbers appeared first on Learn English Through Football .

In this week's football-language podcast we look at some phrases connected with choosing squads for the World Cup, including 'to be on the plane'. We will also look at some predictions from this weekend's big games, including Tottenham versus Everton and West Ham taking on Leeds. The post Learn English Through Football Podcast: On the Plane appeared first on Learn English Through Football .

In this week's football-language podcast we look back at some football phrases from the 2026 World Cup play-off finals, including, 'miss out on' after Italy's surprise defeat against Bosnia The post Learn English Through Football Podcast: Miss Out On appeared first on Learn English Through Football .

In this football phrase of the week we look at the pverb phrasehrase 'skied it'. This phrase can be used to describe shooting or a shot. The post Weekly Football Phrase: (to) Sky It appeared first on Learn English Through Football .

In this week's football-language podcast we look at some football phrases from the 2026 World Cup play-off games, including, 'reach the final'.  The post Learn English Through Football Podcast: Reach the final appeared first on Learn English Through Football .

In this week's football-language podcast we look at some language from the  2026 World Cup draw that took place in Washington at the weekend and in particular we will explain the phrase, 'to be drawn'. The post Learn English Through Football Podcast: To Be Drawn (2026 World Cup Draw) appeared first on Learn English Through Football .

In this football phrase of the week we look at some language from the recent 2026 World Cup qualifier between Hungary and Ireland, including 'at the death' and 'hanging on' The post Weekly Football Phrase: At the Death appeared first on Learn English Through Football .

In this week's football-language podcast we look at some language connected to the 2026 World Cup qualifiers and the phrase, 'group decider'. The post Learn English Through Football Podcast: Group Decider appeared first on Learn English Through Football .

In this football phrase of the week we look at expressions connected to the word 'qualify', including 'claim a spot' after the recent 2026 World Cup qualifiers. The post Weekly Football Phrase: Claim a spot appeared first on Learn English Through Football .

In this week's football-language podcast we look at a phrase connected to qualifying for a competition or tournament: book their place after some recent 2026 World Cup qualifiers. The post Learn English Through Football Podcast: Book their place appeared first on Learn English Through Football .

In this week's football-language podcast we look at the word, 'qualify' and how it has been used this week after some of the World Cup qualifiers. The post Learn English Through Football Podcast: Qualify [2026 World Cup] appeared first on Learn English Through Football .

In this week's football-language podcast we look at the phrase, 'to mark a debut', which we can use to talk about England vs Albania's World Cup qualifier. The post Learn English Through Football Podcast: (to) Mark a Debut appeared first on Learn English Through Football .

In this football language podcast we look at some language from non-league football, including 'capacity crowd', as well as some football language from some of the recent 2026 World Cup qualifiers, including 'turn the ball into the net'. The post Learn English Through Football Podcast: Non-League Football appeared first on Learn English Through Football .

In this football language podcast we look at some language from the recent 2026 World Cup qualifiers from both the South American and Asian regions. The post Learn English Through Football Podcast: 2026 World Cup Qualifiers (September 2024) appeared first on Learn English Through Football .

In this football language podcast we look back at some of the language from the recent international break... The post Learn English Through Football Podcast: 2023 September International Break appeared first on Learn English Through Football .

In this football language podcast we look back at some of the big moments from the opening weekend of the 2023-24 Premier League season, while we also feature the 2023 Women's World Cup which is down to the semi-final stage. The post Learn English Through Football Podcast: Premier League Opening Weekend and 2023 Women’s World Cup appeared first on Learn English Through Football .

2023 Women's World Cup Preview: In this podcast we preview the 2023 Women's World Cup by looking at some of the favourites, dark horses and The post Learn English Through Football Language Podcast: 2023 Women’s World Cup Preview appeared first on Learn English Through Football .

In this football language podcast we look ahead to the 2023 Women's World Cup which starts in two weeks by looking at some of the numbers... The post Learn English Through Football Language Podcast: 2023 Women’s World Cup In Numbers appeared first on Learn English Through Football .

Today's World Cup language podcast looks back at some of the language from the 2022 World Cup final. We'll be looking at some phrases from The Guardian newspaper report on the extraordinary final including, 'on penalties'; 'unplayable' and 'side-on volley'. The post 2022 World Cup Language Podcast: The Final – On Penalties appeared first on Learn English Through Football .

Today's World Cup language podcast looks at the phrases, 'to play in' and 'to go behind' from the sem-finals The post 2022 World Cup Language Podcast: Semi finals – To play in and To go behind appeared first on Learn English Through Football .

Today's World Cup language podcast looks back at the quarter-final match between Argentina and Netherlands which the South American side won on penalties. The post 2022 World Cup Language Podcast: Quarter final – Argentina v Netherlands appeared first on Learn English Through Football .

Today's World Cup language podcast looks at the phrase, 'Panenka' which was used when describing Morocco's penalty shoot-out win against... The post 2022 World Cup Language Podcast: Last 16 – Panenka (Morocco v Spain) appeared first on Learn English Through Football .

Today's World Cup language podcast looks at the phrase, 'coast past' which was used to describe the French victory against Poland The post 2022 World Cup Language Podcast: Last 16 France v Poland – Coast Past appeared first on Learn English Through Football .