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Arabic football terms you should know ahead of the World Cup in Qatar

The 2022 FIFA World Cup is not only unique because it kicks off in the Northern Hemisphere winter for the first time in the competition's 92 years of existence, but also because it will take place in an Arabic speaking country for the first time. So it's a good time to brush up on your knowledge of the language as it relates to soccer.

While exploring the rich football terminology of the Arabic language, it is worth noting that this is a language that is spoken by people from across 26 nations, spreading from Oman on the Indian Ocean to Morocco on the Atlantic, meaning there exists some significant variation in dialects that should be kept in mind when conversing with the locals.