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Vocabulary ⚽

Useful Football Phrases

Hi guys❗ As you know national teams are playing the ⚽ 🌎 Cup these months, do you know how to ask for information about ⚽ matches or to make suggestions related to this topic❓ If you don't remember or you get 😕, don´t 😟, read the following conversations with some examples.

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Andrew: Who plays tonight
Thomas: The 🇬🇧 team.

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Axl:  What's the score
Ben: 🇦🇷 is winning, 2-1.

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Axl:  Who won
Ben: Neither side. 🇵🇹 drew with 🇪🇸. The striker score these times to force a 3-3 draw.

Let´s see how to make some very useful questions and phrases😉.



Before a ⚽ match
Who plays today/tonight/tomorrow❓
Who are you supporting/going for❓
Let's watch the game❗

During the match
What's the score
Who is winning❓
(A football team) is winning, (the score).
We dominated the first/second half.
That was a great come back❗
All bets are off in this match.  ↔️   This match is unpredictable.
In order to thump the oponent, our team...  ↔️   To defeat heavily the oponent, our team...

After the match
Did you see the match in the morning/last night/yesterday/etc.❓
Who won❓
(A football team) won, (the score).
The teams drew 1-1. / (A team) drew with (Other Team).
The team outplayed us in the penalty shout-out.   ↔️   The oponent beat/defeated our team.
(A team) beat (other team) hollow.   ↔️   (A team) defeated (other team) easily.
In group A/B/C/etc., (a football team) advances.


Lets practise
Are your national team taking part in the 🌎 Cup? In which group? Who are you supporting today?

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