It's day 13 of the 2026 World Cup and Ronaldo finally arrived at the tournament. We look at a phrase that came from his match for Portugal against Uzbekistan after he scored twice: ends his goal drought.

The post 2026 World Cup Language 13: Ends goal drought appeared first on Learn English Through Football.

Day ten at the 2026 World Cup and on this World Cup language podcast we look at the verb phrase 'to shrug off' and how we can use it to talk about Argentina v Austria.

The post 2026 World Cup Language Podcast Day 12: (to) Shrug Off appeared first on Learn English Through Football.

It's day 11 of the 2026 World Cup and Cape Verde continue to surprise - this time drawing with Uruguay 2-2. We will explain the phrase 'thumping strike' from that game.

The post 2026 World Cup Language: Thumping strike appeared first on Learn English Through Football.

Day ten at the 2026 World Cup and on this World Cup language podcast we look at the phrase 'a statement win' and the Netherlands versus Sweden match.

The post 2026 World Cup Language Day 10: (a) Statement Win appeared first on Learn English Through Football.

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'. 

The post 2026 World Cup Language Podcast Day 9: One-way traffic appeared first on Learn English Through Football.

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.

The post 2026 World Cup Language 8: (a) Gift appeared first on Learn English Through Football.

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.

The post 2026 World Cup Language Podcast – Day 7: Re-taken penalty appeared first on Learn English Through Football.

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.

The post 2026 World Cup Language Podcast 6: (a) Stunner appeared first on Learn English Through Football.

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

The post 2026 World Cup Language Podcast 5: Held to a draw appeared first on Learn English Through Football.

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.

The post 2026 World Cup Language Podcast 4: Run Riot appeared first on Learn English Through Football.