As the World Cup is about to kick off it’s time to learn or look over some basic soccer vocabulary. I hope the list below can get you warmed up and ready to play the game.
Vocabulary:
Futebol – Soccer/football
Time – Team
Seleção (brasileira) – (Brazil’s) National team
Jogador – Player
Juiz/árbitro – Referee
Bandeirinha – Linesman/Referee’s assistant
Bola – Ball
Gol – Goal
Trave – Goalpost
Uniforme – Uniform
Torcida – Fans
Estádio – Stadium
Técnico – Coach
Titulares – Starters (referring to players)
Reserva – Bench/Substitute players
Chutar – To kick
Marcar/fazer um gol – To score a goal
Falta – Free kick
Escanteio – Corner kick
Tiro de meta – Goal kick
Lateral – Throw in
Comemorar – To celebrate
Ganhar – To win
Perder – To lose
Campeão – Champion
Can you think of any other important words about soccer/football?
Another great thing to do in order to practice your Portuguese and get in the spirit of the World Cup is to visit Palpita Brasil’s Youtube channel. They are producing lots of videos on Brazil’s expectations for the World Cup. Click here to check it out.
Comments:
Jeffrey:
How about specific positions, like meia or zagueiro?
André:
@Jeffrey Hello Jeffrey, there you go:
Goleiro – Goalkeeper
Zagueiro – Back
Lateral – Wingback
Meio-campo (Meia) – Midfielder
Atacante – Forward
mia:
how do you say “go brazil”?
André:
@mia Hello mia,
Your answer: “Vai Brasil!”.
Daniela:
How do you say “fregues” in English? It means a team that often loses to another and it has a pejorative sense, the kind of thing the supporters of the team with most victories would say…
Anthony:
If you are still on here I would be grateful for the following:
Counterattack
offside
onetwo combination
winger
possession
false number 9
interception
foul
stoppage time
full time
timewasting
pitch invasion
Ana:
What about centroavante?