Brazil vs Australia: A Friendly Match Preview
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Brazil plays Australia in a friendly football match. A friendly is a game that does not count for a competition.
Brazil's coach made seven changes to the team. A coach is the person who picks the team.
Raphinha will play as a number '9'. This means he will play as the main forward. A forward is a player who tries to score goals.
This is the second friendly match between the two teams. Fans want to know the line-up. A line-up is the list of players who start the game.
People also want to know where to watch the match. They want to know the kick-off time too. Kick-off is when the match starts.
Vocabulary15 words
- friendly
- a game that is not part of a competition
- coach
- a person who leads and trains a sports team
- forward
- a player whose job is to score goals
- line-up
- the list of players who start a game
- kick-off
- the start time of a football match
- national team
- a team that plays for a whole country
- match
- a game between two teams
- score
- to get a point in a game
- player
- a person who plays in a game
- team
- a group of players who play together
- game
- a sport event between two sides
- start
- the beginning of something
- change
- to put a new thing instead of an old thing
- competition
- a contest where teams try to win
- opponent
- the other team you play against
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1. Australia 2. Seven 3. Forward
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Brazil plays Australia in a _____ football match.
Brazil's _____ made seven changes to the team.
Raphinha will play as a number '9'. He will play as the main _____.
This is the second friendly match between the two _____.
People also want to know where to watch the _____.
They want to know the _____ time too.
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