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WORLD CUP VOCABULARY

Vocabulary Flash cards

Many of you have probably used “flash cards” to memorise vocabulary. They are cards which have a word or phrase on one side and the meaning on the other. This is an effective way of learning and it is a fast way of learning the vocabulary you need to follow the World Cup in English. Below is everything you need to make your World Cup flash cards. Just cut out the words and meanings and paste or glue them together so that the word is on one side and the meaning is on the other. As you follow the coverage of the World Cup in your Bangkok Post, try to add to your collection of flash cards by using interesting words that you find in the stories you read.

BACK-PASS	a player passes the ball backwards to the goalkeeper. Unless the back-pass is headed, The goalkeeper must not pick it up unless the ball is headed back to him.
BACKS	the short way (abbreviation) of describing the defenders who line up in the rear, in front of the goalkeeper. The the left and right fullbacks and the centerbacks (sweepers) are considered as sweepers.
BANANA KICK	a kick with unusually big curve.
BICYCLE KICK (OR "SCISSORS KICK")	a kick where the player's body is horizontal in mid-air and the ball is kicked backwards over the player's head
BLAST (OR ROCKET)	a very hard, forceful shot
BOOKED	a situation where the referee writes down a player’s name for having done something wrong and received a yellow or red card
CAP	a player is said to receive a "cap" when he plays an international match as a member of his national team
CENTER (OR "CROSS")	when a ball is passed from the side of the field (the wings) into the penalty area of the field
CENTER FORWARD	the striker who leads the attack
CENTER HALF MIDFIELDERS	the players who play in the middle of the field (midfield) who usually start the attack
CHIP	a very high, arching shot that is lifted over the heads of defenders or the goalkeeper
CLEAR	a defensive kick that attempts to get the ball out of a scoring area, particularly the penalty area
CORNER KICK	a free kick taken by an attacking player after the opposing team had kicked the ball over its own goal line. The kick is taken from the nearest corner of the pictch to where the ball went over the line.
DIRECT FREE KICK	given as the result of a foul, such as kicking, tripping, holding or pushing. The kick is taken from the point of the foul and the player taking the kick may score directly without another player having to touch the ball.
DRAW	when both teams have the same the score at the end of the match so there is no winner
EQUALISER	a goal that gives the scoring team the same score as there opponents
EXTRA TIME (OR "INJURY TIME")	the time added to the end of a half to allow for injuries or other stoppages that had occurred during the the half
FOUL (OR "INFRACTION")	something that is against the rules
FREE-KICK	when the referee stops play after a foul and allows the team that has been fouled to freely kick the ball from the spot of the foul
GOALKEEPER	the player who defends the goal and is the only player who can handle the ball within the penalty area with his hands
GOAL KICK	a free kick which is taken either by the goalkeeper or member of the defending team after the attacking team puts the ball over the goal line
HALFBACKS	players who play in the middle of the field (midfielders) who are responsible for marking (defending closely against) specific opponents
HANDBALL	a foul called when a player who is not a goalkeeper intentionally plays a ball with his hand. This results in a penalty shot if a defender handles the ball within the penalty area. If the goalkeeper handles the ball outside the penalty area, a direct free kick is awarded.
HAT-TRICK	when an individual player scores three goals in a single match
HEADER	when a player uses his head to shoot, pass or control the ball
INDIRECT FREE KICK	given for minor fouls and taken from the place of the foul. A goal can only be scored on a indirect free kick after a player who is not the kicker touches the ball
KICK-OFF	the start of a game
LINESMAN	one of the two officials who are positioned outside of the long boundary lines (touchlines) who indicate when a ball is out of play or offsides
MARK	to defend an opposing player very closely
MIDFIELDERS	players who play in front of defenders and behind strikers
OFFSIDES	an infraction which occurs when an attacker sends a pass to a teammate without two defenders, which can include a goalkeeper, between the teammate and the goal
OFFSIDES TRAP	a defensive scheme which attempts to push defensive players forward in the hopes of putting an attacking player offside
PENALTY AREA (OR "PENALTY BOX")	the area marked with while lines in front of the goal; the area in which the goalkeeper can use his hands
PENALTY KICK	given for any fouls or for intentionally touching the ball by a defending player within the penalty area. The penalty shot is from a specific spot in the centre of the penalty area with only the goalkeeper defending the shot.
PENALTY-SHOOTOUT	a method used to decide a match in which the score is still equal after 90 minutes of play and 30 minutesof extra time. Each side takes five penalty kicks. If the score is still equal after this, penalties continue until one team misses.
PITCH	the field of play
RED CARD	the card shown to a player being thrown out of (ejected from) a match by the referee for a very bad foul or for receiving two yellow cards. There can be no substitutes for players ejected and the ejected player is often not allowed to play in the next match.
REFEREE	the official on the field who is responsible for enforcing the rules and keeping the official time. The referee can also eject players from a game.
RICHOCHET (pronounced "RIK a shay")	to hit a surface (like the goalposts) and bounce away at any angle
SAVE	when the goalkeeper prevents a possible goal by either catching the ball or knocking it away from the goal
SHIELDING	when a player positions his body between an opponent and the ball
SLOT HOME (A SHOT)	to score a goal
STRIKERS	attacking players (formers) whose main responsibility is scoring goals
SWEEPER	a player who plays mainly between the defence and the goalkeeper. The player is "free" because he is not responsible for marking a particular opponent and is therefore able to join attacks if there is an opportunity
SUBSTITUTE	a player who replaces another player who leaves the field
SUSPENDED	a situation where a player not allowed to play for a certain length of time
TACKLE	sliding into the ball and knocking it away from an opponent. The player must strike the ball before hitting the opponent's legs or it is a foul.
THROW-IN	when the ball has been knocked across the touchlines by one team, the opposing team is given a throw-in in which the ball in thrown back into play from behind the head
TOUCHLINES	the boundary lines running the full length of the field on each side of the playing area
TRAP	the use of any legal part of the body to gain control of an airborn ball
VOLLEY	a shot where the ball is struck while it is still in the air
WALL	a line of players about ten metres from where a direct kick is taken which is used to prevent the direct kick from scoring
WINGER	player on left or right side of the attack whose generally plays close to the touchline and who supports the forwards and midfielders
WINGS (OR "FLANK")	the sides of the field
WORLD CUP	the biggest of all international football competitions which is held every four years to determine the football champion of the world from the 32 nations that have qualified to send teams
YELLOW CARD	a card showed to a player by the referee after a dangerous foul. A second yellow card in the same match earns the offending player a red card and automatic ejection.

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