{"id":30453,"date":"2018-06-26T00:32:23","date_gmt":"2018-06-25T22:32:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/?p=30453"},"modified":"2018-06-26T15:37:17","modified_gmt":"2018-06-26T13:37:17","slug":"le-coupe-du-monde-the-world-cup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/le-coupe-du-monde-the-world-cup\/","title":{"rendered":"La Coupe du Monde (The World Cup)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Any soccer (or, rather,\u00a0football<\/em>) fans out there are surely aware of the important games that are occurring now. It is, of course, the World Cup (La Coupe du Monde), which occurs only once every four years. Unfortunately for American fans, the United States did not make it through qualifications. But, you can always still root (encourager<\/em>\u00a0or\u00a0soutenir<\/em>)\u00a0for the French national team!<\/p>\n

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France is currently in “Group C,” which consists of France, Denmark, Peru, and Australia. Only the top two teams in the group will advance to the round of sixteen, which precedes the quarterfinals. So far, France has been matched with (and won against!) Australia and Peru. They are facing Denmark tomorrow, June 26. France currently stands in first place in their group, followed by Denmark.<\/p>\n

Hugo Lloris is the goalkeeper (le gardien<\/em>) and caption of the French national team (known familiarly in France as les Bleus)<\/em>. Other famous players on the team are Paul Pogba and Oliver Giroud. The coach (l’entraineur<\/em>) is Didier Deschamps.<\/p>\n

Here is a list of countries that are already qualified for the round of sixteen: Russie, Uruguay, France, Croatie, Belgique, Angleterre<\/em><\/p>\n

And these are the countries that are already eliminated:\u00a0Egypte, Maroc, Arabie Saoudite, P\u00e9rou, Costa Rica, Tunisie, Panama, Pologne<\/em><\/p>\n

Here are some other useful vocabulary words you can use to discuss la Coupe du monde en fran\u00e7ais<\/em>:<\/p>\n

soccer\u2014le football (le foot)<\/em><\/p>\n

a team\u2014une \u00e9quipe<\/em><\/p>\n

a player\u2014un joueur<\/em><\/p>\n

the referee\u2014l’arbitre<\/em><\/p>\n

game\u2014le match<\/em><\/p>\n

soccer ball\u2014le ballon de football (le ballon)<\/em><\/p>\n

stadium\u2014le stade<\/em><\/p>\n

red card\u2014la carte rouge<\/em><\/p>\n

yellow card\u2014la carte jaune<\/em><\/p>\n

a tie game\u2014un match nul<\/em><\/p>\n

to score\u2014marquer<\/em><\/p>\n

to shoot\u2014tirer<\/em><\/p>\n

cleats\u2014les crampons<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

Any soccer (or, rather,\u00a0football) fans out there are surely aware of the important games that are occurring now. It is, of course, the World Cup (La Coupe du Monde), which occurs only once every four years. Unfortunately for American fans, the United States did not make it through qualifications. But, you can always still root…<\/p>\n

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