2019 Women's World Cup Last Sixteen: Day 4 Netherlands vs Japan: The knockout stage of the last 16 came to an end yesterday in dramatic fashion with a last gasp penalty by the Netherlands sending Japan crashing out of the tournament. The European … [Continue reading]
Learn English Through Football Podcast: 2019 AFCON, Copa America and Women’s World Cup Last 16
Learn English Through Football Podcast - 2019 AFCON, Copa America and Women's World Cup Last 16: Lots and lots of football taking place this week as the 2019 Women’s World Cup moves into the last 16, the Copa America group stages are coming to an end … [Continue reading]
2019 Women’s World Cup Last Sixteen: Day 2 England vs Cameroon
2019 Women's World Cup - Last Sixteen Day 2 England vs Cameroon: The knockout stage continued today with two very entertaining but very different games that saw hosts France and one of the favourites England qualifying for the quarter-finals. In this … [Continue reading]
Women’s World Cup 2019: Day 1 – Knockouts: Norway vs Australia
Women's World Cup 2019: Day 1 - Knockouts: Norway vs Australia The knockout stage began last night with two European sides through to the quarters. We look at some of the language that emerged yesterday including the phrase to lift the ball. If you … [Continue reading]
Women’s World Cup 2019: Day 14 – Cameroon vs New Zealand
Women's World Cup 2019: Day 14 - Cameroon vs New Zealand: The final matches in Group E and F were played yesterday with top spots and play-off berths up for grabs. We look at some of the language that emerged yesterday including the phrase 'to beat a … [Continue reading]
Women’s World Cup 2019: Day 13 – England vs Japan
Women’s World Cup 2019 - Day 13: The final matches in Group D took place yesterday and there was lots of drama with England defeating Japan, while Scotland and Argentina drew 3-3. This meant that England go through as group winners with a 100% … [Continue reading]
Women’s World Cup 2019: Day 12 – Italy vs Brazil
Women’s World Cup 2019: Day 12 –Italy vs Brazil It was Group C's turn to play the final matches and on the line were places in the last 16. Italy versus Brazil saw the famous blue and yellow kits on the pitch, bringing back memories of the classic … [Continue reading]
Women’s World Cup 2019: Day 11 – Spain vs China
Women’s World Cup 2019: Day 11 – Spain vs China The final group gams in Groups A and D took place yesterday and a hard fought draw booked a place in the last 16 for China and Spain. Spain dominated the game, but had to rely mostly on long range … [Continue reading]
2019 Women’s World Cup – Day 10: USA vs Chile
Women's World Cup 2019: Day 10 - USA vs Chile: Two games to report on today: The USA defeated Chile 3-0 in which the Chilean keeper won the player of the match award, while Thailand scored their first goal of the tournament in their 5-1 defeat at … [Continue reading]
Learn English Through Football Podcast: Women’s World Cup 2019 Week 1
Learn English Through Football Podcast - 2019 Women’s World Cup Week 1: The first week of the 2019 Women’s World Cup has finished and on this week’s podcast we look back at some of the highs and lows from the tournament. There is lots of other … [Continue reading]
Women’s World Cup 2019: Day 9 – Canada vs Cameroon
Women's World Cup 2019: Day 9 - Netherlands vs Cameroon: Two more teams, the Netherlands and Canada, join the last 16. The Netherlands versus Cameroon game was end-to-end stuff, with the Netherlands running out 3-1 winners, but Cameroon gave them a … [Continue reading]
Women’s World Cup 2019: Day 8 – England vs Argentina
Women's World Cup 2019: Day 8 - England vs Argentina: Three games and three penalties. Day 8 produced three cracking games, and each one featured a spot kick. England peppered the Argentinian goal in their Group D match and were awarded a penalty, … [Continue reading]
Learn English through Football Podcast: 2019 Copa America
Learn English Through Football Podcast - 2019 Copa America: 2019 Copa America: On this special extra podcast we preview the 2019 Copa America that starts this weekend in Brazil. We take a look at the format of the tournament and see who are the … [Continue reading]
Football Language: Labour to a victory
Learn English Through Football Podcast - Labour to a victory: Hello everyone, my name is Damian from the languagecaster team and in this post we explain the football expression 'labour to a victory'. If you want to have the transcript for this … [Continue reading]
2019 Women’s World Cup: Day 7 – Australia vs South Africa
2019 Women's World Cup: Day 7 - Australia vs South Africa: Day 7 saw us treated to a thriller in Montpellier. The Brazilians seemed to cruising with a two goal lead in half time, but were stunned 3-2 by an Australian come from behind victory. The … [Continue reading]
2019 Women’s World Cup: Day 5 – USA vs Thailand
2019 Women's World Cup: Day 5 - USA vs Thailand: Day 5 of the 2019 Women's World Cup and it's raining goals: thirteen of them in one game, for one side, as the USA thrash Thailand in Group F's opening games. The World Champions have definitely laid … [Continue reading]
2019 Women’s World Cup 2019: Day 4 – Argentina vs Japan
2019 Women's World Cup: Day 4 - Argentina vs Japan: Day 4 of the 2019 Women's World Cup gave us a second surprise result in two days. On paper, this looked like a victory for Nadeshiko, the team from Japan, against an unfancied Argentinian side. … [Continue reading]
2019 Women’s World Cup: Day 3 – England vs Scotland
2019 Women's World Cup: Day 3 - England vs Scotland: Day 3 of the Women's World Cup brought the first big surprise, an exciting local rivalry and the first hat-trick of the tournament as there were wins for Italy, England and Brazil. We take a look … [Continue reading]
Learn English Through Football Podcast: 2019 Women’s World Cup
Learn English Through Football Podcast - 2019 Women's World Cup: On this week’s football-language podcast we look back at some of the main football news and language from the week and of course we'll discuss the 2019 Women's World Cup that is … [Continue reading]
2019 Women’s World Cup: Day 2 – Germany vs China
2019 Women's World Cup: Day 2 - Germany vs China: After the opening victory for hosts France yesterday, Day 2 of the 2019 Women's World Cup kicked off with a hard-fought victory for Germany against a very physical Chinese side in Group B and in … [Continue reading]
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