Brazil to Play India in Football Friendly in Kolkata
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India will play Brazil in football. The match is in Kolkata. It will be at a big stadium called VYBK.
Brazil is a very famous football team. People call this match a date with football royalty. Royalty means very famous and important people.
Vikash Dhorasoo is a former football player. He played for AC Milan. AC Milan is a big football club in Italy. He is from India's background.
Dhorasoo says India can find football superstars. India has 1.4 billion people. He says he is proof that Indians can play at the top level.
Kolkata is getting ready for the match. People remember when Lionel Messi came before. That event had problems. People say 'once bitten, twice shy'. This means people are careful now because of a bad experience before.
Fans in Kolkata love football very much. Many people want to watch India play Brazil. The city wants this event to go well.
Vocabulary6 words
- royalty
- very famous and important people
- superstars
- very famous and excellent players
- fiasco
- something that goes very wrong
- friendly
- a game that is not for a big prize
- stadium
- a big place where sports happen
- midfielder
- a player who plays in the middle of the field
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Answer key
1. Brazil 2. Kolkata 3. True
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India will play _____ in football.
The match is in _____.
It will be at a big _____ called VYBK.
Brazil is a very famous football _____.
People call this match a date with football _____.
Vikash Dhorasoo is a former football _____.
He played for AC _____.
He says he is _____ that Indians can play at the top level.
People remember when Lionel _____ came before.
People say 'once bitten, twice _____'.
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