Soccer vocabulary Futebol
10 Portuguese words on the topic of soccer — with pictures, audio recordings and example sentences. The most popular game in the world.
| Picture | English | Portuguese · Português | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
 | soccer | o futebol | futebol comes from English 'football'. |
 | goal | o gol | From English 'goal'; Brazilian plural is gols. 🇵🇹 PortugalIn Portugal: golo. |
 | goalkeeper | o goleiro | Derived from gol (goal). 🇵🇹 PortugalIn Portugal: o guarda-redes. |
 | referee | o árbitro | Brazilian fans usually say o juiz (literally 'judge'). |
 | penalty | o pênalti | From English 'penalty'; to take one is cobrar um pênalti. |
 | foul | a falta | Also 'lack': sentir falta de = to miss (someone/something). |
 | fan | o torcedor | From torcer por = to root for; the fan crowd is a torcida. |
 | stadium | o estádio | Stress the á: es-TÁ-dio. |
 | national team | a seleção | Brazil's national team is simply a Seleção; -ção nouns are feminine. |
 | World Cup | o Mundial | In Brazil: a Copa (do Mundo). |