The World Cup – Vocabulary
Posted on 15. Jun, 2010 by Mrs Moorhouse in Deutsch, Español, Français, Languages
Get to grips with important football vocabulary in our three core languages. Impress your teachers and classmates! Read on to get learning…
French
le coupe du monde / le mondial – the World Cup
un but – goal
un match nul – draw
gagner – to win
perdre – to lose
la période – half
la mi-temps – half time
les arrêts de jeu – stoppage time
la prolongation – overtime
un gardien de but – goalkeeper
un défenseur – defender
un libero – sweeper
un ailier – winger
un avant / un attaquant – forward
un buteur – striker
un remplaçant – substitute
un entraineur – coach
un arbitre – referee
une remise en jeu – throw in
une passe – pass
un corner – corner kick
un coup franc / un coup de pied arrêté – free kick
six mètres – goal kick
une tête – header
un but contre son camp – own goal
une faute de main – hand ball
hors-jeu – offside
une simulation – dive
une pénalty – penalty kick
le point de pénalty – penalty spot
le carton jaune – yellow card
le carton rouge – red card
bétonner – to put up a strong defense
contrôler le ballon – to control the ball
déborder – to get past an opponent
être en position de hors-jeu – to be offside
faire du chiqué – to (take a) dive
faire une passe – to pass (the ball)
faire une tête – to head (the ball)
marquer (un but) – to score (a goal)
sauver un but – to save a goal
tirer – to shoot / to kick
German
der Worldcup – the World Cup
das Tor - goal
das Unentschieden – draw
gewinnen – to win
verlieren - to lose
die Spielhälfte – half
die Halbzeit – half-time
der Stillstand - stoppage time
der Torwart – goalkeeper
der Verteidiger - defender
der Ausputzer – sweeper
der Außenstürmer – winger
der Stürmer – forward
der Stürmer – striker
der Ersatzspieler – substitute
der Trainer – coach
der Schiedsrichter – referee
der Einwurf – throw in
die Vorlage – pass
der Eckball - corner kick
der Freistoß – free kick
der Abstoß - goal kick
der Kopfball – header
das Eigentor – own goal
der Handball – hand ball
Abseits – offside
der Hechtsprung – dive
der Strafstoß – penalty kick
der Staufraum – penalty spot
die gelbe Karte – yellow card
die rote Karte – red card
seine Ballführung - his control of the ball
abseits sein – to be offside
eine Schwalbe machen – to (take a) dive
abgeben – to pass (the ball)
köpfen – to head (the ball)
ein Tor schießen – to score (a goal)
abwehren – to save a goal
schießen – to shoot / to kick
Spanish
la Copa del Mundo / el Mundial – the World Cup
el gol / el tanto – goal
el empate – draw
ganar – to win
perder - to lose
el primer/ segundo tiempo – first/second half
el descanso – half time
la interrupción – stoppage time
el tiempo adicional – extra time
el portero - goalkeeper
el defensa / la defensa – defender / defense
el líbero – sweeper
el extremo (derecho/izquierdo) – (right/left) winger
el delantero – forward
el artillero – striker
el reemplazo – substitute
el entrenador – coach
el árbitro – referee
el saque de banda – throw in
el pase – pass
el córner - corner kick
el tiro de falta – free kick
el tiro a meta – goal kick
el cabezazo - header
el gol en propia meta – own goal
la mano – hand ball
en fuera de juego – offside
un penalty – penalty kick
el punto de penalty – penalty spot
la tarjeta amarilla - yellow card
la tarjeta roja – red card
presentar una buena defensa - to put a strong defense
controlar el balón – to control the ball
esquivar a un oponente – to get past an opponent
estar fuera de juego – to be offside
tirarse a la piscina – to take a dive
pasar – to pass (the ball)
cabecear - to head (the ball)
marcar – to score (a goal) / to mark an opponent
una parada - a save (by the keeper)
tirar – to shoot / to kick
Photograph from Fifa
