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In this football language post we look at some of the words and phrases that emerged from the 2022 World Cup qualification matches that have been taking place over the past few days. There is a transcript with this listening activity along with some vocabulary practice and you can also check out our football glossary and football cliches pages for hundreds more explanations of the language of soccer. If you have questions or comments about this or any other phrase then email us at: admin@languagecaster.com.
Football Language Podcast: 2022 World Cup Qualification Round Up (October 2021)
DF: Hello everyone, this is Damian from the Learning English Through Football team. I hope we are all doing well and that you enjoyed all the World Cup qualifying matches that were taking place over the past week. Now, on this football language podcast will look at some of the words and phrases that have emerged from the past week’s qualification process for the 2022 World Cup. There is of course a transcript to go with this podcast – it’s great for teaching and learning English – and if you have any questions or comments about any of the football language in this report then you can contact us here at: admin@languagecaster.com.
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DF: OK, let’s take a look at how the 2022 World Cup qualification process is going and we’ll look at some of the good stories for some of the countries involved in matches from this week.
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The Good
Let’s start by looking at the CONCACAF‘s octagonal qualification group where, of course, 8 teams are involved and it has started well for Mexico who have set the early pace (you can check this phrase on our forum by the way) . They are leading by three points from the USA and Canada but more importantly they are six clear of fourth place so look on course to qualify directly for the Qatar finals next year.
It’s been good too for both Germany and Denmark who became the first two sides to make it to the finals. The Germans were actually the first to do so but the Danes have won all 8 of their qualifying games scoring 27 times and they have yet to concede a goal. I wonder after their Euro 2020 semi-final performance whether they might be