The countdown to the World Cup has begun and Orange fever is rising. Time for Joyce Diebels from Dutch with Joyce to discuss everything related to the sporting event of the year: the FIFA World Cup.
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Words and sentences from lesson 89: the World Cup
| English | Dutch |
| World Cup | (het) WK |
| World Championship | (het) Wereldkampioenschap |
| The Netherlands play in the World Cup. | Nederland speelt op het WK. |
| to qualify | kwalificeren |
| The team wants to qualify for the finals. | Het team wil zich kwalificeren voor de finale. |
| world cup trophy | (de) wereldbeker |
| Everyone hopes the Netherlands wins the world cup. | Iedereen hoopt dat Nederland de wereldbeker wint. |
| the national coach | (de) bondscoach |
| the line up | (de) opstelling |
| The national coach chooses the line up. | De bondscoach kiest de opstelling. |
| national anthem | (het) volkslied |
| the Dutch national anthem | (het) Wilhelmus |
| Before the match, they sing the national anthem. | Voor de wedstrijd zingen ze het volkslied. |
| Dutch national team | Oranje |
| The Dutch team plays against France. | Oranje speelt tegen Frankrijk. |
| Orange fever | (de) Oranjekoorts |
| During the World Cup there is a lot of Orange fever. | Tijdens het WK is er veel Oranjekoorts. |
| group fase or poul fase | kwalificatieronde |
| quater finals or round of 16 | (de) kwartfinales |
| semi-finals | (de) halve finales |
| final | (de) finale |
| We hope that the Dutch team will be in the final. | Wij hopen dat Nederland in de finale komt. |
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