Brazil to Play Argentina in Women's Football Friendly
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Brazil's women's football team will play Argentina on Tuesday.
This is a friendly match. A friendly is a game that is not part of a big competition.
The coach of Brazil is Arthur Elias. He is thinking about the next World Cup too.
Brazil will host the Women's World Cup in 2027. Elias wants the team to play in many cities.
He said, "We make a World Cup for our country." This means the team wants to make people happy.
Before this game, Brazil played at the Beira-Rio stadium. That game had a special, historic result.
Fans want to know where to watch the new game. They also want to know the lineups. A lineup is the list of players who start a game.
The game time is also important for fans. Many people will watch the match on TV.
Vocabulary15 words
- friendly
- a game that is just for practice, not for a trophy
- Beira-Rio
- a famous football stadium in Brazil
- lineup
- the list of players who start a game
- host
- to have an event in your country
- coach
- the person who leads a sports team
- national team
- a team that plays for its country
- historic
- very important in history
- World Cup
- a big football competition between countries
- match
- a game between two teams
- stadium
- a big place where sports happen
- fan
- a person who loves a team
- schedule
- the plan of times for events
- opponent
- the other team you play against
- tournament
- a group of games to find a winner
- project
- to plan or think about the future
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Answer key
1. Argentina 2. A game not part of a big competition 3. True
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Brazil's women's football team will play _____ on Tuesday.
This is a _____ match. A friendly is a game that is not part of a big competition.
The coach of Brazil is _____ Elias. He is thinking about the next World Cup too.
Brazil will host the Women's World Cup in _____. Elias wants the team to play in many cities.
He said, "We make a World Cup for our _____." This means the team wants to make people happy.
Before this game, Brazil played at the _____ stadium. That game had a special, historic result.
Fans want to know where to _____ the new game. They also want to know the lineups.
The game _____ is also important for fans. Many people will watch the match on TV.
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