Day 6 of the 2022 World Cup and Wales lose 2-0 to Iran. We look at some language describing the result, including the phrase 'first hurdle'.

Scissor kick: Day 5 of the 2022 World Cup and Brazil open their tournament with a win over Serbia and a wonder-goal from Richarlison.

Thumping Strike: Day 4 of World Cup 2022 and explain the language describing the Japanese goal including the words, 'tight angle'; 'thumping'

Day 3 of the World Cup and we've seen one of the biggest shocks in World Cup history as Saudi Arabia came from behind to defeat Argentina...

Day 2 of the World Cup and we explain the classic football cliche, 'a game of two halves' from the USA vs Wales game

On this football language podcast for learners of English, we preview four of the groups from the 2022 World Cup: Groups E-H.

We look back at the opening game of the 2022 World Cup between hosts Qatar and Ecuador to explain the phrases 'totally outplayed' & 'on paper

On this football language podcast for learners of English, we preview four of the groups from the 2022 World Cup: Groups A-D

1986 World Cup Quarter final: France vs Brazil In this podcast we lookA back at one of the greatest matches in World Cup history...

Fitness Concerns: On this football language podcast, we look ahead to the 2022 World Cup and at some of the players who may miss out...