World Cup Archives - Learn English Through Football

Today's World Cup language podcast looks at the phrase, 'march into the quarter-finals' which was used after the Dutch victory over the USA The post 2022 World Cup Language Podcast: Last 16 Netherlands v USA – March into the Quarter-finals appeared first on Learn English Through Football .

In this World Cup language podcast we look at a football phrase from Day 13 - (to) flick on from the Serbia versus Switzerland match. The post 2022 World Cup Language Podcast Day 13: Flick On (Serbia vs Switzerland) appeared first on Learn English Through Football .

This World Cup language podcast focuses on the phrase, 'cut the ball back', which describes the build up to a goal in the Japan vs Spain match. The post 2022 World Cup Language Podcast Day 12: Cut the Ball Back & Bundle home (Japan vs Spain) appeared first on Learn English Through Football .

Today's World Cup language podcast looks at the phrase, 'a peach of a free kick' which was used to describe the second Mexican goal in their 2-1 victory over Saudi Arabia. The post 2022 World Cup Language Podcast Day 11: Peach of a Free Kick (Mexico vs Saudi Arabia) appeared first on Learn English Through Football .

Day 10 of the 2022 World Cup and the last games in Groups A and B. We look the phrase 'side footer' and the game between Senegal and Ecuador The post 2022 World Cup Language Podcast Day 10: Side Footer – Senegal vs Ecuador appeared first on Learn English Through Football .

Day 9 of the 2022 World Cup and Cameroon and Serbia had a cracker. We look at a football phrase from the game, 'scoop shot'. The post 2022 World Cup Language Podcast Day 9: Scoop – Cameroon vs Serbia appeared first on Learn English Through Football .

Today's World Cup language podcast looks at some language to describe a goal scored by Morocco against Belgium from an inswinging free kick. The post 2022 World Cup Language Podcast Day 8: Inswinging Free Kick (Morocco vs Belgium) appeared first on Learn English Through Football .

This World Cup language podcast looks back at day 7 of the tournament and at the moment of magic from Leo Messi as he helped Argentina to an all-important 2-0 win over Mexico. We look at a description of the goal from a BBC report and explain the words: 'trademark magic'; 'keeps hopes alive' and 'tense encounter'. The post 2022 World Cup Language Podcast: Day 7 – Trademark Magic (Argentina v...

Day 6 of the 2022 World Cup and Wales lose 2-0 to Iran. We look at some language describing the result, including the phrase 'first hurdle'. The post 2022 World Cup Language Podcast Day 6: The First Hurdle – Wales v Iran appeared first on Learn English Through Football .

Scissor kick: Day 5 of the 2022 World Cup and Brazil open their tournament with a win over Serbia and a wonder-goal from Richarlison. The post 2022 World Cup Language Podcast Day 5: Scissor Kick – Brazil v Serbia appeared first on Learn English Through Football .

Thumping Strike: Day 4 of World Cup 2022 and explain the language describing the Japanese goal including the words, 'tight angle'; 'thumping' The post 2022 World Cup Language Podcast: Day 4 – Thumping Strike (Japan v Germany) appeared first on Learn English Through Football .

Day 3 of the World Cup and we've seen one of the biggest shocks in World Cup history as Saudi Arabia came from behind to defeat Argentina... The post 2022 World Cup Language – Day 3: Saudi Arabia Stun Argentina appeared first on Learn English Through Football .

Day 2 of the World Cup and we explain the classic football cliche, 'a game of two halves' from the USA vs Wales game The post 2022 World Cup Language: Game of Two Halves (Wales 1-1 USA) appeared first on Learn English Through Football .

On this football language podcast for learners of English, we preview four of the groups from the 2022 World Cup: Groups E-H. The post Learning English Through Football Podcast: 2022 World Cup Preview: Groups E-H appeared first on Learn English Through Football .

We look back at the opening game of the 2022 World Cup between hosts Qatar and Ecuador to explain the phrases 'totally outplayed' & 'on paper The post 2022 World Cup Language: Totally Outplayed – Qatar 0-2 Ecuador appeared first on Learn English Through Football .

On this football language podcast for learners of English, we preview four of the groups from the 2022 World Cup: Groups A-D The post Learning English Through Football Podcast: 2022 World Cup Preview: Groups A-D appeared first on Learn English Through Football .

1986 World Cup Quarter final: France vs Brazil In this podcast we lookA back at one of the greatest matches in World Cup history... The post Football Language Podcast: 1986 World Cup Quarter final – France vs Brazil [From the Archives] appeared first on Learn English Through Football .

Fitness Concerns: On this football language podcast, we look ahead to the 2022 World Cup and at some of the players who may miss out... The post Football Language Podcast: World Cup 2022 Fitness Concerns appeared first on Learn English Through Football .

2022 World Cup Mexican Fan: On this football language podcast we hear more predictions for the 2022 World Cup; this time from a Mexican fan... The post Football Language Podcast: 2022 World Cup Predictions – Mexico Fan appeared first on Learn English Through Football .

Football Language Podcast: 2022 World Cup Predictions - Wales and Ecuador Fans: We hear from three fans and their predictions for the 2022 World Cup winners, flops, dark horses and Golden Boot The post Football Language Podcast: 2022 World Cup Predictions – Wales and Ecuador Fans appeared first on Learn English Through Football .

English Through Football Podcast - World Cup 1982 Brazil vs Italy: In this podcast we continue with our reviews of some of the great World Cup matches by looking at the 1982 second round Group C match between Brazil and Italy. This is another game from the #WorldCupAtHome series from FIFA.com in which we review some of the words and phrases used to describe this wonderful match, while we also go o...

This week saw the retirement of one of the greatest strikers of this generation, O Fenomeno, Ronaldo. The post Main Listening Report: Ronaldo – O Fenomeno [From the archives] appeared first on Learn English Through Football .

In this football language podcast, we use a BBC report to discuss the phrases, 'against the run of play'; 'to edge'; 'to fall short' and... The post Learn English Through Football Podcast: 2022 World Cup Qualifier Wales Edge Ukraine appeared first on Learn English Through Football .

We look back at some of the language from the incredible World Cup play-off match between Italy and North Macedonia in which the European champions were knocked out of the World Cup by a side that has never played in a World Cup before. The post Learn English Through Football Podcast: 2022 World Cup Qualifiers – Italy 0-1 North Macedonia appeared first on Learn English Through Football .

In this football language podcast we take a look at the upcoming play-off matches in CAF to determine the 5 African qualification spots The post Learn English Through Football Podcast: 2022 CAF World Cup Qualifiers appeared first on Learn English Through Football .