2026 World Cup Language Podcast Day 16: (to) Spill
27/06/2026 | 4 min
Day sixteen at the 2026 World Cup and on this World Cup language podcast we look at a football phrase connected with goalkeeping, which is 'to spill the ball'.
2026 World Cup Language 15: Results to go their way
26/06/2026 | 5 min
It's day 15 of the 2026 World Cup and on today's World Cup language podcast we look at the phrase 'results go their way'.
2026 World Cup Language Podcast Day 14: Goal difference
25/06/2026 | 4 min
Day ten at the 2026 World Cup and on this World Cup language podcast we look at an important football phrase in tournaments, which is 'goal difference'.
2026 World Cup Language 13: Ends goal drought
24/06/2026 | 4 min
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.
2026 World Cup Language Podcast Day 12: (to) Shrug Off
23/06/2026 | 5 min
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.