On this football language podcast for learners of English, we preview four of the groups from the 2022 World Cup: Groups E-H. Check out the preview for E-H here. You can read the transcript for this podcast below, there is also a worksheet, while you can also check out
our glossary of footballing phrases here and visit our site to access all our previous posts and podcasts – we have lots of
World Cup resources too. If you have any suggestions or questions then you can contact us at
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Learning English Through Football Podcast: 2022 World Cup Preview: Groups E-H
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DB: Hi there everyone. You are listening to
Languagecaster.com – the football-language podcast for learners of English who love the
beautiful game of football. My name’s Damon and I am one half of the Languagecaster team. I’m recording this in a rainy and chilly Tokyo. I’m sure it is not chilly and rainy in Qatar, where the World Cup 2022 is underway! We’ll be hearing from London, and Damian, the other member of the team later on in the show as he gives us his predictions for the teams he thinks will get into the last 16 from groups E, F, H and H.
Stinger: You are listening to
languagecaster.com (in Japanese)
DF: Yes, you are listening to Languagecaster and that message was in Japanese – and the Japanese team are in a really tough group, Group F. Right, let’s get stuck in to taking a look at groups E to H. While we listen to Damian’s predictions, we’ll also taking a look at the team’s FIFA rankings and some nicknames, too.
Stinger: You are listening to
languagecaster.com (in Spanish)
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DF: That message was in Spanish and the Spanish side is in the same group as Germany, Japan, and Costa Rica. Costa Rica squeaked in to the World Cup, qualifying in the last spot,
fourth, from CONCACAF. Ranked 31st, Costa Rica are some way behind Japan in the FIFA rankings.
The Blue Samurai, the Japan men’s team’s nickname, are ranked 24th. The mood in Japan is that they face an impossible task. This is because they are together with two heavy weights from Europe, Germany, Die Mannschaft, The Team, ranked 11th and Spain, ranked 7th.
Who is going through? Well,