Iniesta's Goal in the 2010 Final
Read a simple Spanish account of Andrés Iniesta's goal in the 2010 World Cup final.
El gol de Iniesta en 2010
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What you'll learn
Football vocabulary, dates, present tense in historical narration, and simple questions.
Spain beat the Netherlands 1-0 after Iniesta scored in extra time.
After reading
Article learning block
Phrases, words, grammar, and quick practice from this text.
Phrases for training
Add useful phrases to SRS or mark them as already known.
juegan la final de la Copa Mundial
newplay in the World Cup final
The phrase says that two teams take part in the match for the title.
Useful for reading sports news.
Después de noventa minutos
newafter ninety minutes
The phrase marks the moment after regular match time.
Useful for ordering events.
controla el balón y marca un gol
newcontrols the ball and scores a goal
The phrase joins two successive actions with the ball.
Useful for describing a football play.
levanta la Copa con sus compañeros
newlifts the Cup with his teammates
The phrase describes a shared victory celebration.
Useful for talking about winners.
Key words
Vocabulary that carries the school-day topic.
Final
final
final
The last match of a tournament, which decides the champion.
A key word for tournaments.
Extra time
prórroga
extra time
Additional play after regular time when a winner is needed.
Useful for matches tied after regular time.
Fans
aficionados
fans
People who support a team or athlete.
Common in sports texts.
Scores
marca
scores
In football, «marca» means scores a goal.
Useful for understanding match reports.
Title
título
title
Here it means the status of world champion.
Useful for talking about sporting victories.
Teammates
compañeros
teammates
Here they are the other players on the same team.
Useful for naming people in a team.
Grammar in context
Patterns from the text worth noticing after reading.
Date with «ser»
Es 11 de julio de 2010
It is 11 July 2010
Spanish uses the form «es» to state the date.
Useful for saying dates.
Plural subject with «juegan»
España y los Países Bajos juegan
Spain and the Netherlands play
Two teams form a plural subject, so the verb is «juegan».
Useful for subject and verb agreement.
Definite article «el»
el resultado es 0-0
the score is 0-0
«El» agrees with the masculine noun «resultado».
Useful for article and noun agreement.
Recipient with «a»
pasa el balón a Andrés Iniesta
passes the ball to Andrés Iniesta
The preposition «a» introduces the person who receives the ball.
Useful for saying who receives something.
Present tense in a story
España gana 1-0
Spain wins 1-0
The present tense presents the historical moment as if it were happening now.
Useful for understanding sports narratives.
Question with «dónde»
¿Dónde ves los partidos?
Where do you watch matches?
«Dónde» asks about place, and «ves» addresses «tú».
Useful for asking someone about a place.
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