Australia to Play Brazil in Friendly Football Match
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Australia will play football against Brazil. The match is a friendly. A friendly is a game that does not count for a big prize.
The Australian team is called the Socceroos. They will play at home. The game is in a city called Townsville.
Brazil's team has a player named Raphinha. He is a famous football player.
People can watch the game on TV. People can also watch it online. This is called a live stream.
Many fans like to watch matches between big countries. Australia and Brazil are both strong football countries. This match will be exciting for fans.
Vocabulary15 words
- football
- a sport where two teams try to kick a ball into a goal
- friendly
- a game just for practice; it does not give a trophy
- Socceroos
- the name for the Australian men's football team
- Townsville
- a city in Australia
- Raphinha
- the name of a football player from Brazil
- live stream
- watching something on the internet while it happens
- host
- to have an event at your place
- match
- a game between two teams
- team
- a group of people who play a sport together
- fans
- people who like and support a team
- prize
- something you win
- exciting
- making you feel happy and interested
- famous
- known by many people
- online
- using the internet
- country
- a place like Australia or Brazil, with its own government
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1. Brazil 2. A friendly 3. Townsville
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Australia will play _____ against Brazil.
The match is a _____.
The Australian team is called the _____.
They will play at _____.
The game is in a city called _____.
Brazil's team has a player named _____.
People can watch the game on _____.
People can also watch it _____.
This is called a _____.
Australia and Brazil are both strong _____ countries.
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