If I’m talking to an English speaker from outside of the US, is there any confusion if I say “soccer”?

For example, when I was in college a friend asked for a “torch”. I was confused for quite some time, because I didn’t know it was another word for “flashlight”. Does the same thing happen with the word “soccer”? Should I clarify by saying, “…or football”?

Thank you!

  • tigeruppercut@lemmy.zip
    3·
    11 months ago

    I don’t think all the people saying soccer in an Australian accent would appreciate being identified as an American.

    • Th4tGuyII@kbin.social
      3·
      11 months ago

      True - I had forgotten you guys call it footy and soccer. Though I suspect the Aussie accent would give you guys away before we got to the topic of footy