Football Vocabulary - The Cup

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the cup

The cup is the trophy that is given to thewinners of the competition.

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cup-tie

A cup-tie is a match in the elimination stages ofa competition. The loser of a cup-tie isknocked out of the competition.

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the draw

At the beginning of a competition, the clubs aredrawn by random to decide which teams playagainst each other. This is the draw .

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derby

When two teams from the same town or samearea play together, the match is known as a

derby match.

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Example:

The last match in a cup competition is calledthe final . The winner of the final is the winnerof the whole competition.

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semi-final

The semi-finals are the matches in theknockout stage of a competition before thefinals. The last four teams play in the semi-finals .

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groupstage

The group stage of a competition is the stagewhere all of the teams play each other in

groups and the winners and runners-up gothrough to the knockout stage.

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Example:

qualifiers

Qualifiers are matches before a competitonwhich are used to decide which teams are

good enough to play in the competition.

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quarter-final

The quarter-finals are matches in theknockout stage of a competition. The quarter-

finals are for the final eight teams and thewinners go through to the semi-finals.

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Example:

friendlies

When teams play against each other for practice and not as part of a competition, thematches are known as friendlies .

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Test Your Football Vocabulary

Football Vocabulary: The Cup

Write the English words for the actions under the pictures .

Test Your Football Vocabulary

Football Vocabulary: The Cup

Fill in the gaps in the sentences with the correct form of the English football

vocabulary!1. When the referee blew his whistle, the fans went wild. They couldn’tbelieve it. Their team had won the ________. They had won the cup!

2. City and United are going to meet in the quarter-finals. No team wants toget eliminated and that means ________ are always exciting.

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3. Before the competition, the two teams played against each other in avery exciting ________.

4. City made it into the final eight. There fans were looking forward to the ________ against United.5. The captain of the winning team lifted the ________ above his head and

the fans cheered.6. City and United were not happy with ________ because they were put inthe same group.

7. United won all of their ________ and so had no problems getting into thecompetition.

8. City won the quarter-final and so they advanced to the ________.

9. United fans were happy because their team had won all of their matchesin the ________ and so went through to the knockout stage.

10. The two local teams were set to play each other. The local ________was one of the most exciting fixtures in the competition.