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2026 World Cup Language Podcast Day 18: Stoppage Time
Day eighteen at the 2026 World Cup and on this World Cup language podcast we look at the phrase stoppage time from the first knockout game of the tournament. You can read the transcript for this podcast below, while you can also check out our glossary of footballing phrases here and visit our site to access all our previous posts and podcasts. If you have any suggestions or questions about the phrase or our podcast then you can contact us here.
Welcome
DB: Welcome to the Learn English Through Football podcast and our daily World Cup phrase. Hi there, my name’s Damon and I’m joining you from Japan. Finally our cloudy and wet weather has ended with a lovely summer day with a nice cool breeze. How is the weather where you are listener? Whatever the weather, I hope you are enjoying your day.
I’m sure you’ve been enjoying the football at the World Cup too. The group stages came to an end on Sunday and we have had our first knockout match of the tournament. And it is that match, between Canada and South Africa, that we get today’s 2026 World Cup phrase.
Contact
Stinger: You are listening to the Learn English Through Football Podcast.com (from an Brazilian fan)
DB: Thank you for that message, which was in Brazilian Portuguese. And we’d love a recording like that with “You are listening to Learn English Through Football” in your language. Just send an audio file to contact@learnenglishthroughfootball.com and you could hear it on the podcast.
Stoppage Time
It was in stoppage time in Canada’s Round of 32 match against South Africa that the hosts scored the winning goal. The game looked as though it was heading for extra time after 90 minutes with the score at 0-0. Then, in the second minute of five minutes of added on time, stoppage time, Canadian midfielder Stephen Eustáquio fired a superb shot into the bottom corner to give Canada a dramatic 1-0 victory.
You can use the phrase as a noun: Canada scored in stoppage time, or as an adjective phrase; Canada scored a stoppage time winner.
Time Added On
DB: I have already mentioned another way to say stoppage time, which is added time. Another way to say this is ‘time added on’; Canada scored in time added on.Stinger: You are listening to the Learn English Through Football Podcast.com (from a Japanese fan)
DB: Thank you for that message which was from a fan of Japan.
Goodbye
DB: And that brings us to the end of the show. Today, we looked at stoppage time and time added on. Drop us a line and share any football language that you find interesting and tell us how to say these expressions in your language too. We’ll be back tomorrow with more football language from the World Cup. Until then, ta-ra!
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