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, 'one-way traffic' and 'eliminate'.

Day eight at the 2026 World Cup and on this World Cup language podcast we look at the the match between Czechia and South Africa and the noun 'a gift' used, in this case  to talk about a refereeing decision.

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 'retaken penalty' from one of those games: England vs Croatia.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.