A spectacular victory again!
It's too much fun!!
And I am very interested in how featured it is overseas.
The guardian is getting to be my favorite site!
Many expressions in that site so unique that they impressed me and I enjoy reading the article with my dictionary at my side.
In another TV prpgram, I heard the Japan's World Cup squard highly evaluated and called "the Japanese!".
I think so, too!
squard: a group of players
drag: to pull sb/sth along with effort and difficulty
conviction: a strong opinion or belief
qualifier: a person or team that has defeated others in order to enter a particular competition
at stake: that can be won or lost,depending on the success of a particular action
topsy-turvy: in a state of great confusion
concede: to admit that sth is true,logical,etc
consolation: a person or thing that makes you feel better when ou are unhappy or disappointed
overawe: to impress sb so much that they feel nervous or frightened
equaliser: (especially in soccer)a goal that makes the score of both teams equal
fresh air-kick
Keisuke Honda seized the moment to pick his spot