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The latest podcast – Week 33

‘The European World Cup Qualifiers’ is our main report this week. Check out the latest worksheets and transcripts here.

Can you do better than our predictions? Listen to the podcast, read the post, then leave a comment.

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The latest news roundup – The Good, the bad and the Ugly

Stories from the top and bottom of the Premier League, UEFA, Brazil and Argentina all feature. Each report has key vocabulary explained.

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Bits and Pieces

The Spanish media and football – read and join the debate

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Check out our English for Football section (audio and text)

To have a foot in -

“This week’s English for football is ‘to have one foot in’. This phrase is used when you are close to achieving, getting something. In football, it is usually used when a team is close to qualifying, getting in, a competition. For example, the team has one foot in the final, or the team has one foot in the World Cup. This week saw World Cup qualifiers taking place all around the world. Some teams are close to qualifying for South Africa next year, they have one foot in the finals. So, Holland and England in Europe, and Australia in Asia have one foot in the finals. They have nearly qualified and it will be a big surprise if they don’t. To have one foot in.”

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And finally…

QUESTION: Argentina lost 6-1 to Bolivia in South American World Cup qualifying. They played in La Paz in the Hernando Siles stadium. How high is that stadium?

a. 3,200m above sea level

b. 3,600m above sea level

c. 3,900m above sea level

Answer next week.

(Last week’s answer was ‘manager’)

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