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The Euro 2016 has begun! The biggest tournament after the World Cup, began in Paris on last Friday, June 10th. The Eurocup is extremely well played and exciting, attracting the attention not only of the fans that support their national teams, but also of any lover of football in the world.
Germany, the current world champion, debuted in the competition with a victory 2-0 over Ukraine. And as everyone can already see – Brazilians might say it better – the Germans are passionate about football. Four times world champions and with one of the strongest European national leagues (Bundesliga), the enthusiasm of the fans only get higher! The German team now runs for its fourth title of Euro (last won in 1996, 20 years ago).
Member of the Euro Group C Germany competes, as well as Ukraine, with Poland (from the striker Levandowski, beloved by the fans in Bavaria) and also with Northern Ireland, pleasant surprise in this currently edition.
People can easily notice how the country gets an incredible atmosphere during the major championships. Most establishments mount special structures for matches transmission, with big screens on sidewalks, decorations in the colors of the flag and enough beer! If any of you are in Germany during this period you should not miss this party, even if not so fond of football.
The next match of German team is against Poland, on Thursday, 16th.
For you who want to get in on the German crowd, find below some expressions in German from the football world:
Tor! = goal!
das Trikot = jersey
der Stürmer = striker
der Mittelfeldspieler = midfielder
der Verteidiger = defender
der Torwart = goalkeeper
das Stadion = stadium
das Spielfeld = field
die Mittellinie = midfield line
der Strafraum = area
der Torpfosten = goalpost
das Netz = net
der Anpfiff = starting whistle
der Anstoß = kick-off
der Schiedsrichter = referee
der Linienrichter = linesman
der Ballbesitz = ball possession
den Ball abgeben = pass the ball
abseits = offside
die Ersatzbank = dugout
der Eckball = corner kick
das Foul = foul
der Elfmeter = penalty
die gelbe/rote Karte = yellow/red card
der Platzverweis = expulsion
der Gegner = opponent
die Nachspielzeit = injury time
die Verlängerung = extra time
der Ausgleich = draw
der Sieg = win
die Niederlage = loss
die erste/zweite Halbzeit = first/second half
der Pokal = cup
die Meisterschaft = championship
der Gewinner = winner