世界盃 shì jiè bēi - FIFA World Cup

國際足球界 guó jì zú qiú jiè - the international football (soccer) world

賽事 sài shì - sporting event; competition

規模 guī mó - scale; size

屆 jiè - edition; session (used for events)

主辦 zhǔ bàn - to host; to organize

卡達 Kǎ Dá - Qatar

共同 gòng tóng - jointly; together

舉辦 jǔ bàn - to hold; to host

爭議 zhēng yì - controversy; dispute

阿根廷 Ā Gēn Tíng - Argentina

埃及 Āi Jí - Egypt

刺激 cì jī - exciting; thrilling

支 zhī - classifier for teams or groups

球隊 qiú duì - team

被分成 bèi fēn chéng - to be divided into

小組 xiǎo zǔ - group

小組賽 xiǎo zǔ sài - group stage

晉級 jìn jí - to advance to the next round

隊伍 duì wǔ - team; squad

淘汰賽 táo tài sài - knockout stage; elimination round

階段 jiē duàn - stage; phase

爭奪 zhēng duó - to compete for; to fight for

冠軍 guàn jūn - champion; championship

十六強 shí liù qiáng - Round of 16

八強 bā qiáng - quarterfinals; final eight

凌晨 líng chén - early morning; after midnight

訂閱 dìng yuè - to subscribe

烏拉圭 Wū Lā Guī - Uruguay

期間 qí jiān - during; period

中斷 zhōng duàn - to interrupt; to suspend

最受關注 zuì shòu guān zhù - the most closely watched; receiving the most attention

體育賽事 tǐ yù sài shì - sporting event

奪冠 duó guàn - to win the championship

規則 guī zé - rule; regulation

守門員 shǒu mén yuán - goalkeeper

上半場 shàng bàn chǎng - first half

下半場 xià bàn chǎng - second half

控球 kòng qiú - to control the ball; ball control

區域 qū yù - area; zone

用手碰球 yòng shǒu pèng qiú - to touch the ball with the hand

對方 duì fāng - the opposing side; opponent

球門 qiú mén - goal

獲勝 huò shèng - to win; to be victorious

犯規 fàn guī - to commit a foul; foul

推人 tuī rén - to push another player

拉人 lā rén - to pull another player

判罰 pàn fá - to award a penalty; to penalize

自由球 zì yóu qiú - free kick

十二碼罰球 shí èr mǎ fá qiú - penalty kick (penalty shot)

黃牌 huáng pái - yellow card

紅牌 hóng pái - red card

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