Soccer and World Cup vocabulary Flashcards
study vocabulary related to soccer and the world cup (19 cards)
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The team needs to ____ another goal to win the match.
The team needs to score another goal to win the match.
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The French team scored two ____ in the game.
The French team scored two goals in the game.
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Everybody was surprised when the coach selected Ted as the team ______.
Everybody was surprised when the coach selected Ted as the team captain.
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After 95 minutes, the ________ signaled the end of the match.
After 95 minutes, the referee signaled the end of the match.
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If a defender kicks the ball behind the goal, the other team gets a ________.
If a defender kicks the ball behind the goal, the other team gets a corner.
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The striker kicked the ball over the goal. The goalkeeper then took a ________ ________.
The striker kicked the ball over the goal. The goalkeeper then took a goal kick.
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The referee called for a ____-____ after the ball crossed the sideline.
The referee called for a throw-in after the ball crossed the sideline.
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He’s ________ a ball.
He’s kicking a ball.
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To get the ball from another player, you have to ________ them.
To get the ball from another player, you have to tackle them.
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The player scored with her head, she ____ the ball into the goal!
The player scored with her head, she headed the ball into the goal!
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Andy ____ the opposing team’s best player so he wouldn’t score a goal, guarding him closely the whole match.
Andy marked the opposing team’s best player so he wouldn’t score a goal, guarding him closely the whole match.
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The player is about to ____ the ball toward the goal.
The player is about to shoot the ball toward the goal.
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She decided to ____ the ball to another player because she was being marked.
She decided to pass the ball to another player because she was being marked.
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During the warm-up, some players ____ jersey numbers to confuse the opposing team.
During the warm-up, some players swapped jersey numbers to confuse the opposing team.
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a player who defends and also passes the ball to the strikers so they can score
a midfielder
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a chance to kick the ball into the goal when the other team has broken a rule
a penalty
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an attacking player responsible for scoring goals
a striker
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a player who tries to stop the other team from scoring goals
a defender
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a team’s trainer
a coach
