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How to fake your way through the World Cup if you have no idea what’s happening

Feeling left out during World Cup or soccer (editor’s note: football) conversations? Try our beginner’s guide to lingo and rules

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By Savannah RidleyStaff Reporter

The beautiful game is an intricate beast. Ahead of the World Cup, we can’t make you a total soccer buff but this video might help you fake it.

To see and hear from local fans who will be watching the 2026 World Cup games, where they will be watching them and the foods they will share, visit the Star’s Soccer City project. 

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Savannah Ridley

Savannah Ridley is a staff reporter with the Toronto Star. She can be reached at sridley@thestar.ca.

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