Welcome to the end of year quiz from the Learn English through Football team. How much do you remember from the football world in 2019?

A. Winners

Who won what in 2019?

Q.1

1. Which team won the Copa Libertadores final in November?

Flamengo
Corinthians
River Plate
Boca Juniors

Q.2

2. Which team won the 2019 Women's World Cup in July?

France
England
USA
Netherlands

Q.3

3. Who won the Best FIFA Men's Player Award in September?

Virgil Van Dijk
Cristiano Ronaldo
Mohamed Salah
Lionel Messi

Q.4

4. Which team won the FA Cup in 2019?

Manchester City
Manchester United
Watford
Wolves

Q.5

5. Which side won the Europa League in May?

Arsenal
Atlético de Madrid
Chelsea
Sevilla

Q.6

6. Which team won the women's 2019 Champions League title?

Lyon
Real Madrid
Liverpool
Chelsea

B. Runners-up

Which teams did not win in 2019?

Q.7

7. Which team finished runners-up in the 2019 Women's World Cup?

England
Germany
Netherlands
Japan

Q.8

8. Which team finished second in the 2018-19 Premier League season?

Tottenham
Manchester United
Chelsea
Liverpool

Q.9

9. Which team were beaten finalists in the 2019 Copa America?

Argentina
Brazil
Peru
Chile

Q.10

10. Algeria won the African Cup of Nations in July - which country did they beat in the final?

Egypt
Tunisia
Nigeria
Senegal

C. Football Language

How well do you remember some of the language from our questions on our podcasts during 2019?

Q.11

11. What does xG stand for?

Expected games
Expected goals
Disallowed goals
Chances created

Q.12

12. Which of the following expressions is not used when describing a big victory in football?

To nail another team
To hammer another team
To crush another team
To thrash another team

Q.13

13. Which of the following is correct?

Gray capitalised in a mistake by the defence?
Gray capitalised over a mistake by the defence?
Gray capitalised by a mistake by the defence?
Gray capitalised on a mistake by the defence?

Q.14

14. What does VAR stand for?

Video automatic referee
Video and referee
Video assistant referee
Video additional referee

Q.15

15. The verb 'to take on' has different meanings in football but which of the following meanings does it not have?

The winger took on and beat the defender by using some pace and trickery.
Liverpool took on Tottenham in the 2019 Champions League final.
The defender took on the attacker with a really bad challenge.
Jose Mourinho took on the Tottenham job in November 2019.