Belgium vs France: 0-0 at Half-Time in Nations League
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Belgium and France are playing a football match today. The score is 0-0. This is a game in the Nations League. It is the second match in group 1.
France has the ball a lot. People say France dominates the game. But France cannot score a goal.
The France coach is Zinédine Zidane. He made big changes to his team. He changed nine players. This is different from the last match.
Some players are starting the game for the first time. Their names are Lepaul, Jacquet, Diouf, and Da Cunha. These players are called starters.
Fans can watch the match live. Many people follow the game online. They want to see if France will score a goal.
Vocabulary5 words
- Nations League
- a football competition between national teams in Europe
- dominates
- controls the game; is much better than the other team
- goal
- when the ball goes into the net; it gives one point
- starters
- players who begin the match, not from the bench
- coach
- the person who leads and trains a sports team
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1. 0-0 2. France 3. Nine
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Belgium and France are playing a football match today. The score is _____. This is a game in the Nations League. It is the second match in group 1.
France has the ball a lot. People say France _____ the game. But France cannot score a _____.
The France coach is Zinédine Zidane. He made big changes to his team. He changed _____ players. This is different from the last match.
Some players are starting the game for the first time. Their names are Lepaul, Jacquet, Diouf, and Da Cunha. These players are called _____.
Fans can watch the match _____. Many people follow the game online. They want to see if France will score a _____.
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