What does “kopstoot” mean in Dutch?
Quizvraag over Zidane en de kopstoot in 2006
A2 Dutch listening practice · Dutch · Picked for people who know a little
A kopstoot is the Dutch word for a headbutt, a transparent compound of kop (head) and stoot (strike). The word covers any forehead-to-face strike, but for Dutch and Flemish speakers it’s permanently associated with one sports moment: Zinedine Zidane’s kopstoot against Marco Materazzi in extra time of the 2006 World Cup final, in Berlin. The headbutt got Zidane red-carded, France lost the final to Italy on penalties, and the moment became one of the most-referenced football memories across European TV trivia.
In this clip, a Dutch quiz asks the canonical question: “Aan wie gaf Zinedine Zidane een paar minuten voor het afscheid van zijn carrière een fatale kopstoot in de finale Frankrijk-Italië op het laatste WK?”
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- ▸In Dutch and Flemish football coverage (NOS Sport, Sporza, Voetbal International)
- ▸In Dutch sports quizzes and trivia content (De Slimste Mens, Lingo), Per Seconde Wijzer)
- ▸In Dutch retrospectives on the 2006 World Cup (De Volkskrant, NRC, AD Sportwereld)
- ▸In Dutch comedy-show callbacks to iconic football moments (De Avondshow, Veronica Inside, Studio Voetbal)