Day six at the 2026 World Cup and on this World Cup language podcast we look at the noun 'a stunner' from the France versus Senegal match.

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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' from one of those games: Cape Verde against Spain

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Day four at the 2026 World Cup saw some interesting matches. On this World Cup language podcast we look at the phrase to run riot and the Germany v Curaçao match.

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Day three of the 2026 World Cup saw Brazil enter the tournament and on today's World Cp language podcast we take a look at a phrase from Brazil's game against Morocco: to lob over the keeper. We'll also talk a little about our predictions competition.

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The 2026 World Cup kicked off in Mexico yesterday and on this World Cup language post we look at the phrase, 'to be dismissed' after three players were shown a red card in the opening game.

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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 dark horses and the flops from the 2026 World Cup tournament. We will also offer some predictions for the tournament. We also have an online worksheet for this listening.

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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 our first preview of the tournament. We will also talk about language of predictions before the tournament starts.

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In this week's football-language podcast we look at some language connected to this season's [2026] Champions League final, including the phrases, 'clash of styles' and 'back-to-back titles'. We will also make some predictions from the Champions league final between Arsenal and PSG.

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In this football phrase of the week we look at the adjective phrase, 'out-and-out' which is used to talk about players' styles of play.

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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 plane'. We will also look at some predictions from this weekend's big games, including Tottenham versus Everton and West Ham taking on Leeds.

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