New Coaches in the 2026 World Cup

2026年世界盃新總教練


Introduction

The 2026 World Cup is now in the quarter-finals. Twelve team managers left their jobs recently.

2026年世界盃目前已進入八強賽。最近有12位球隊總教練離職。

Main Body

Some teams are unhappy with the referees and the VAR video system. Croatia lost to Portugal and their coach, Zlatko Dalic, quit his job. Portugal also changed their coach after they lost to Spain.

部分球隊對裁判和VAR影像助理裁判系統不滿。克羅埃西亞輸給葡萄牙後,其總教練Zlatko Dalic辭職了。葡萄牙在輸給西班牙後也更換了總教練。

Mexico has a new coach. His name is Rafael Márquez. Mexico wants a good plan for the year 2030 after they lost to England.

墨西哥有一位新總教練,名叫Rafael Márquez。墨西哥在輸給英格蘭後,希望為2030年制定一個良好的計劃。

Some coaches moved to English clubs. Álvaro Arbeloa is the new coach for Fulham. He will play against Xabi Alonso from Chelsea on August 24.

部分總教練轉任英超球會。Álvaro Arbeloa是富勒姆的新總教練。他將於8月24日對陣切爾西的Xabi Alonso。

Many big countries now hire coaches from other countries. They want new ideas and better tactics to win games.

許多大國現在聘請外籍總教練,希望能透過新思維與更佳的戰術來贏得比賽。

Conclusion

The World Cup continues. Many teams and clubs now have new managers.

世界盃繼續進行。目前許多球隊與球會都有了新總教練。

Vocabulary Learning

🕒 Talking about the Past vs. Now

In this text, we see a jump between things that already happened and things that are happening now.

1. The "Finished" Action (Past) When something is over, we add -ed to the action word.

  • Lose \rightarrow Lost (Irregular: the word changes!)
  • Change \rightarrow Changed
  • Move \rightarrow Moved

2. The "Current" State (Present) When we talk about who someone is right now, we use is or has.

  • Mexico has a new coach.
  • He is Rafael Márquez.

3. The "Future" Plan To talk about a date coming up, use will.

  • He will play on August 24.

Quick Summary Table

TimeWord ExampleMeaning
PastLostIt happened before \rightarrow Gone
PresentHasIt is happening \rightarrow Now
FutureWill playIt happens later \rightarrow Coming soon

Vocabulary Learning

manager (n.)
A person in charge of a team
Example:The team manager decides which players will play in the game.
recently (adv.)
A short time ago
Example:I recently bought a new football.
referee (n.)
The person who makes sure players follow the rules in a game
Example:The referee gave the player a yellow card.
quit (v.)
To stop doing a job or activity
Example:He decided to quit his job to travel the world.
hire (v.)
To give someone a job
Example:The company wants to hire a new secretary.
tactics (n.)
A detailed plan to win a game or achieve a goal
Example:The coach changed his tactics to score a goal.
Practice A2 words in a crossword