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In this football language podcast we look back at some of the language from the final of th 2023 Women's World Cup.
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In this football language post we explain the newspaper headline, 'Christmas No 1' from the Independent newspaper about Liverpool being top
Jeepers Keepers: In this football language post we explain the newspaper headline, 'Jeepers Keepers' from the Daily Telegraph newspaper about the...
In this football language post we look at the phrase 'statement win' after Tottenham's win at Old Trafford at the weekend.
In this football language post we explain the newspaper headline, 'Snakes bite' from the Guardian newspaper about England's win over Ireland in the...
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Second that JohnS. I think the Aussies will win again and in the process open that wounded Japanese soul even further. And it might even spell the end/departure of that grumpy Japanese coach.
Carn you Socceroos!
Do I spy the silver glint of the bait hook…
But what the hell, I’ll have a go anyway…Nippon are favourites but had better be on their guard because the Oz boys could have what it takes to get them…again…
Well, Australia against Japan in the quarter finals. I don’t think either team really thought that was going to happen. Have Australia hit form at the right time? I’m not so sure, as their 4-0 victory over Thailand was by all accounts flattering, while Japan’s 4-1 defeat of Vietnam, on the other hand, appears to have been much classier. I don’t think japan will be quite so vulnerable to Australia’s height as Thailand were, and they’ll be desperate to gain some measure of revenge for their defeat at the hands of the socceroos at the last World Cup.