Who will win the World Cup this year?

"¿Quién ganará el Mundial este año?"
Spanish B2 writing exercise

Two friends, Diego and Lucía, argue over who they think will lift the trophy this year.

Pay attention to the hints!

Some vocabulary you may want to look up before or during this exercise: "to bet", "rising star", "unthinkable" and "to predict".

Written by qualified Spanish expert Silvia Píriz BA
Last updated: 2026-05-27

I’ll give you some sentences to translate into Spanish

  • I’ll show you where you make mistakes
  • I’ll keep track of what you need to practise
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How the test works
You’ll practise: El Condicional Simple, Modo subjuntivo, El Pretérito Imperfecto Subjuntivo

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- Honestly, if I had to bet, I would say Argentina will win it again.
- I don't agree at all. I think Brazil has a much stronger squad this time. If Messi were ten years younger, I would agree with you without hesitation.
- But Argentina still has Lautaro and several rising stars.
- Maybe, but if I were the coach, I would pick Vinicius as my star player.
- And what about the European teams? Don't you think France could surprise everyone?
- If Mbappé were in better form, France would be the clear favourite [US: favorite].
- And if Spain played the way they did at the Euro, they could go very far.
- That's true. Yamal alone would be enough to change any match.
- However, in a World Cup anything can happen, even the unthinkable. Remember Morocco in 2022? Nobody would have predicted that.
- Exactly. That's why I would never bet money on these predictions.

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