Russian vocabulary on football
FIFA Football World Cup 2018 in Russia
Vocabulary during the match
Do you like football? Do you want to learn Russian vocabulary about this sport? We have taken advantage of the celebration of the 2018 Football World Cup in Russia to create this list of useful words.
During the game
The match has just begun, will there be overtime? How much injury time will the referee give?
матч
mach
match
пе́рвый тайм
pyér-vyi táim
first half
переры́в
pye-rye-rýf
half-time
второ́й тайм
fta-róy táim
second half
доба́вочное вре́мя
da-bá-vach-na-ye vryé-mya
injury time
дополни́тельное вре́мя
da-pal-ní-tyel-na-ye vryé-mya
overtime
послема́тчевые пена́льти
pos-lye-má-chye-vy-ye pye-nál-ti
penalty shootout
Kicking and passing
During a game we will see different plays, which we must know how to say in Russian.
пас
pas
pass
наруше́ние
na-ru-shé-ni-ye
foul
гол
gol
goal
углово́й удар
ug-la-vóy u-dár
corner kick
вне игры́
vnye ig-rý
offside
уда́р от воро́т
u-dár at-va-rót
goal kick
штрафно́й уда́р
shtraf-nóy u-dár
free kick
пена́льти
pye-nál-ti
penalty
Waiting for the final whistle
A lot can happen in 90 minutes, although we always hope that everything ends with a victory for our team.
жёлтая ка́рточка
zhól-ta-ya kár-tach-ka
yellow card
кра́сная ка́рточка
krás-na-ya kár-tach-ka
red card
побе́да
pa-byé-da
win
пораже́ние
pa-ra-zhé-ni-ye
loss
тра́вма
tráv-ma
injury
заме́на
za-myé-na
substitution
вы́играть
výi-grat
to win
проигра́ть
pra-i-grát
to lose
ничья́
nich-yá
tie/draw
фина́льный свисто́к
fi-nál-nyi svis-tók
final whistle
