About this episode

In this episode, Zdenek and guest Luke discuss England's semi-final defeat to Argentina in the World Cup and analyze the game's key moments.

England's World Cup dream is over after a heartbreaking semi-final defeat to Argentina. In this episode, I'm joined by Luke from Luke's English Podcast , who shares his thoughts as a gutted England fan. We discuss where the game was won and lost, who looked more aggressive in the first half, what ultimately cost England the match, and why everyone has to take their hat off to Lionel Messi, who once again produced a world-class performance. Plus, you'll learn the football expression "to hit your stride" and other useful English vocabulary along the way. 👉 Zdenek on Luke's English Podcast (2h episode) 👉 Video from this episode 👉 The Footglish Podcast FPL MINI LEAGUE 👉 Achievers Chamber - online group meetings for high-level English learners SUPPORT the FOOTGLISH PODCAST : https://herohero.co/thrivingptfzcqbttaflf Take part in this fun Listener survey . Follow "The Footglish Podcast" on Instagram . If you like this podcast, please subscribe on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts, and share it with your friends, colleagues, or anyone who might enjoy it. Feel free to email your feedback to Zdenek: TeacherZdenek@gmail.com More about Zdenek

People in this episode

Host: Zdenek Lukas

Guest: Luke

Topics covered

• World Cup
• football
• England vs Argentina
• match analysis
• English vocabulary
• sports commentary

Keywords

• England
• Argentina
• World Cup
• Lionel Messi
• football expression
• to hit your stride
• match analysis

Mentioned in this episode

Places: England, Argentina

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