In this week’s football language podcast, we look at some of the key words and phrases from the 2020 Club World Cup that recently took place in Qatar. Check out our glossary of footballing phrases here, and visit our site to access all the previous posts and podcasts. If you have any suggestions, contact us at [email protected].

Football Language Podcast: 2020 Club World Cup

Bayern are only the second side in Europe to sweep all before them and win six trophies in one season – do you know which other team managed this feat?

DF: Hello everyone, this is Damian from the Learning English Through Football team. I hope we are all doing well and staying safe wherever we are in the world. It’s just me today as Damon, who is based in Tokyo, is a little busy. Now on this short football language podcast we look back at the FIFA Club World Cup that took place in Qatar last weekend and which saw German and European champions Bayern Munich win their sixth trophy in the past nine months – amazing.

Stinger: You are listening to languagecaster.com (in German).

DF: Yes, you are listening to languagecaster.com and that message was in German. Don’t forget that there’s a transcript to this podcast which you can access by coming along to our site. And you can follow us on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram or you can drop us a line at: [email protected]. Right, let’s take a look at some of the words and phrases that emerged from the 2020 FIFA Club World Cup tournament.

Confederations

This annual tournament sees the champions of the six confederations play off to see which team can be crowned the best club side in world football. The six confederations are as follows:

* UEFA (Europe): Bayern Munich

* CONMEBOL (South America): Palmeiras

* AFC (Asia): Ulsan Hyundai

* CONCACAF (Central and North America): UANL (Tigres)

* CAF (Africa): Al Ahly

* OFC (Oceania): Auckland City

Now, New Zealand side Auckland withdrew – they failed to participate in the competi...