世界盃 shì jiè bēi - FIFA World Cup
國際足球界 guó jì zú qiú jiè - the international football (soccer) world
賽事 sài shì - sporting event; competition
規模 guī mó - scale; size
屆 jiè - edition; session (used for events)
主辦 zhǔ bàn - to host; to organize
卡達 Kǎ Dá - Qatar
共同 gòng tóng - jointly; together
舉辦 jǔ bàn - to hold; to host
爭議 zhēng yì - controversy; dispute
阿根廷 Ā Gēn Tíng - Argentina
埃及 Āi Jí - Egypt
刺激 cì jī - exciting; thrilling
支 zhī - classifier for teams or groups
球隊 qiú duì - team
被分成 bèi fēn chéng - to be divided into
小組 xiǎo zǔ - group
小組賽 xiǎo zǔ sài - group stage
晉級 jìn jí - to advance to the next round
隊伍 duì wǔ - team; squad
淘汰賽 táo tài sài - knockout stage; elimination round
階段 jiē duàn - stage; phase
爭奪 zhēng duó - to compete for; to fight for
冠軍 guàn jūn - champion; championship
十六強 shí liù qiáng - Round of 16
八強 bā qiáng - quarterfinals; final eight
凌晨 líng chén - early morning; after midnight
訂閱 dìng yuè - to subscribe
烏拉圭 Wū Lā Guī - Uruguay
期間 qí jiān - during; period
中斷 zhōng duàn - to interrupt; to suspend
最受關注 zuì shòu guān zhù - the most closely watched; receiving the most attention
體育賽事 tǐ yù sài shì - sporting event
奪冠 duó guàn - to win the championship
規則 guī zé - rule; regulation
守門員 shǒu mén yuán - goalkeeper
上半場 shàng bàn chǎng - first half
下半場 xià bàn chǎng - second half
控球 kòng qiú - to control the ball; ball control
區域 qū yù - area; zone
用手碰球 yòng shǒu pèng qiú - to touch the ball with the hand
對方 duì fāng - the opposing side; opponent
球門 qiú mén - goal
獲勝 huò shèng - to win; to be victorious
犯規 fàn guī - to commit a foul; foul
推人 tuī rén - to push another player
拉人 lā rén - to pull another player
判罰 pàn fá - to award a penalty; to penalize
自由球 zì yóu qiú - free kick
十二碼罰球 shí èr mǎ fá qiú - penalty kick (penalty shot)
黃牌 huáng pái - yellow card
紅牌 hóng pái - red card
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