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World Cup Phrasal Verbs, Idioms and Vocabulary

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  • The time a game starts is
    Kick over
    Kick off
    Kick about
    Kick on
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  • When you get a red card you are
    Sent on
    Sent away
    Sent over
    Sent off
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  • When you win a match you were losing this is called a
    Come out
    Comeback
    Come on
    Come over
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  • What does squeeky bum time refer to?
    An injured player
    A team is winning by a narrow margin in the closing stages
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  • When you are selected for your national team you are
    Called over
    Called up
    Called on
    Called under
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  • Which of these means to take a risk
    Gamble over
    Gamble off
    Gamble on
    Gamble in
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  • What are the games after the Group stages of the world cup referred to as
    The knock on stages
    The knock over stages
    The knock out stages
    The knock in stages
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  • If you miss a decisive penalty in a penalty shoot out you
    Let your country in
    Let your country out
    Let your country over
    Let your country down
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  • If a player is 'on the bench' are they starting the match?
    Yes
    No
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  • What is this goalkeeper doing?
    Showing out
    Showing off
    Showing on
    Showing over
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  • If a match is cancelled it is
    Called in
    Called over
    Called back
    Called off
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  • When players decrease the speed, intensity and severity of their play they
    Ease out
    Ease off
    Ease on
    Ease in
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  • If someone is a 'Supersub' do they start the match?
    No
    Yes
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  • What does the phrase 'It's coming home' refer to?
    A team playing in their home country
    Watching football in your house
    England winning the world cup
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  • Who is the 'gaffer'
    A referee
    The manager
    A supporter
    A player
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  • If you play 'out of your skin' is this good or bad?
    Bad
    Good
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