The 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia is about to begin. This is the most viewed sporting event in the world, even before the Olympic Games. It will take place between 14th June and 15th July. It is the first time ever that the FIFA World Cup is organized in Eastern Europe (most of the matches will be played in the European part of Russia). As it is an event no one can ignore, CREF decided to give you some useful vocabulary related to football.
- The stadium / стадио́н (stadyon)
- The stands / откры́тая трибу́на (atkrytaya tribuna)
- The covered stands / кры́тая трибу́на (krytaya tribuna)
- The seat / ме́сто (myesta)
- The football field / футбо́льное по́ле (futbolnaye polye)
- The grass / трава́ (trava)
- The goal line / голевоя ли́ния (golevaya liniya)
- The sideline / бокова́я ли́ния (bakavaya liniya)
- The midfield line / средная линия (srednaya liniya)
- The center spot / центр по́ля (tsentr polya)
- The penalty area (16 meters from the goal) / штрафна́я площа́дь (shtrafnaya plashad’)
- The goal area (6 meters from the goal) / вратарская площадь (vratarskaya plashad’)
- The goal / гол (gol)
- The net / се́тка (syetka)
- Substitutes’ bench / скамейка запасных (skameyka zapasnykh)
- The team / кома́нда (kamanda)
- The goalkeeper / вратарь (vratar’)
- Central defender / центральный защитник (tsentralny zashitnik)
- Wide defender / крайний защитник (krayny zashitnik)
- Midfielder / полузащитник (poluzashitnik)
- Forward / нападающий (napadayushy)
- Substitute player / запасной игрок (zapasny igrok)
- Head coach / главный тренер (glavny trener)
- The match / матч (match)
- The referee / судья (sudya)
- The ball / футбольный мяч (futbolny myatch)
- The red card / красная карточка (krasnaya kartotchka)
- The yellow card / жёлтая карточка (zholtaya kartotchka)
- The wing pass / фланговая передача (flagovaya peredatcha)
- Counter-attack / контратака (kontrataka)
- Corner kick / угловой удар (uglovoy udar)
- The final whistle / финальный свисток (finalny svistok)
- The free kick / штрафной удар (chtrafnoy udar)
- The foul / фол (fol)
- Offside / положение вне игры (palazhenye vnye igry)
- To score a goal / забить гол (zabit’ gol)
- Tie / ничья (nitchya)