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Key vocabulary to enjoy World Cup Soccer 1

Most of the soccer-related words in Japanese are "loan words" from English. But you must be aware that the Japanese pronounce them differently.
geemu
(three syllables as in ge-e-mu)
game
booru (bo-o-ru)
ball
gooru (go-o-ru)
goal
fauru (fa-u-ru)
foul
riigu (ri-i-gu)
league
kiipaa
(four syllables as in ki-i-pa-a)
goal keeper
ofusaido
(five syllables as in o-fu-sa-i-do)
offside
toonamento
(six syllables as in to-o-na-me-n-to)
tournament


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