Day forty, the last day. at the 2026 World Cup and on for thisWorld Cup language podcast episode we look at the verb phrase 'knock backl'...
Day thirty eight at the 2026 World Cup and on this World Cup language podcast we look at the phrase 'to sit back' and how it was used in...
Day twenty nine at the 2026 World Cup and on this World Cup language podcast we look at the verb phrase to tee up and how it was used in...
Day twenty six at the 2026 World Cup and on this World Cup language podcast we look at the verb phrase 'to dump out of' and its use in the...
Day twenty four at the 2026 World Cup and on this World Cup language podcast we look at the phrase stubborn defence from the France v...
It's day 23 of the 2026 World Cup and on today's World Cup language podcast we look at a phrase from the remarkable game between holders...
Day twenty two at the 2026 World Cup and on this World Cup language podcast we look at the phrase breeze past and the Spain v Austria match...
Day twenty at the 2026 World Cup and on this World Cup language podcast we look at the phrase sweep aside and the France v Sweden game.
Today's World Cup language podcast we look at a phrase to describe when one team defeats another team: 'see off an opponent'.
Day sixteen at the 2026 World Cup and on this World Cup language podcast we look at a football phrase connected with goalkeeping, which is...
It's day 13 of the 2026 World Cup and Ronaldo finally arrived at the tournament. We look at a phrase that came from his match for Portugal...
Day ten at the 2026 World Cup and on this World Cup language podcast we look at the verb phrase 'to shrug off' and how we can use it to...
It's day 11 of the 2026 World Cup and Cape Verde continue to surprise - this time drawing with Uruguay 2-2. We will explain the phrase...
Day ten at the 2026 World Cup and on this World Cup language podcast we look at the phrase 'a statement win' and the Netherlands versus...
Day nine of the 2026 World Cup saw one of the dark horses, Turkey, knocked out of the competition and we are going to look at the phrases...
Re-taken penalty: Day seven of the 2026 World Cup saw some of the World Cup favourites in action and in this podcast we look at the phrase...
Held to a draw: Day five of the 2026 World Cup was a day of draws as all four games ended in draws. We look at the phrase 'held to a draw'...
Day two at the 2026 World Cup with matches in Canada and the US. On this World Cup language post we look at the noun ‘a brace'
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...
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 this week's football-language podcast we look at some phrases connected with choosing squads for the World Cup, including 'to be on the...
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...
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
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'.
In this football language post we look at some of the words and phrases to describe the 2022 World Cup qualification process by looking at...
It's World Cup year and on this week's Listening Report we have chosen a report from our archives on World Cup stars. This report is on...
Main Report: World Cup Stars - This week's podcast is all about Pele - one of the greatest ever.
English Through Football Podcast - 1998 World Cup England vs Argentina: In this podcast we continue with our reviews of some of the great...
1990 World Cup Netherlands vs West Germany:
1994 World Cup Italy vs Nigeria: In this podcast we continue with our reviews of some of the great World Cup matches by looking at the 1994...
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How much do you know about the first ever World Cup - the 1930 version? Which teams competed? Who was the winner? What was celebrated by...