Copa do Brasil 2026: Semifinal Match Locations Announced
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The Copa do Brasil is a big football competition in Brazil. Now it is time for the semifinals of the 2026 tournament. The semifinals are the matches before the final.
CBF is the group that runs football in Brazil. CBF said which teams will play at home in the semifinals. Playing at home is called home advantage.
The final of the Copa do Brasil 2026 will be at the Mané Garrincha stadium. This stadium is in BrasÃlia, the capital of Brazil.
There was also a small problem with a draw video. A draw is when a machine or computer picks teams by chance. CBF used the wrong team name in the video. They used Santos, but it needed to say Corinthians. CBF fixed the mistake.
Vocabulary6 words
- competition
- a game or event where teams try to win
- semifinals
- games played to choose who goes to the final
- tournament
- a series of games in a competition
- home advantage
- playing in your own city, which can help you win
- stadium
- a big place where sports games happen
- draw
- picking teams or numbers by chance
Quiz
Answer key
1. A football competition in Brazil 2. Mané Garrincha stadium 3. True
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
The Copa do Brasil is a big football _____ in Brazil.
Now it is time for the _____ of the 2026 tournament.
CBF said which teams will play at _____ in the semifinals.
The final of the Copa do Brasil 2026 will be at the Mané Garrincha _____.
This stadium is in _____, the capital of Brazil.
There was also a small problem with a _____ video.
CBF used the wrong team name; they used Santos, but it needed to say _____.
CBF _____ the mistake.