VOA慢速英语:克罗地亚队有机会第一次进入世界杯决赛

underdog – n. a person or team that is expected to lose a competition or battle

shootout - n. a competition that is used to decide the winner at the end of a tie game by giving each team a set number of chances to shoot the ball into the goal

semi-final – adj. the next to last event in a competition

qualify – v. to narrow down; to pass a test for a special purpose