Copa Libertadores: Seven Teams Reach Quarter-Finals
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The Copa Libertadores is a big football competition in South America.
Seven teams are now in the quarter-finals. This is a stage with eight teams left.
Three Brazilian teams are in this stage. They are Flamengo, Palmeiras, and Corinthians.
Two other teams, Del Valle and Tolima, still play one more game. This game is in the round of 16.
The winner of that game will be the eighth team in the quarter-finals.
People can now see some of the quarter-final matches.
Fans want to know who will go to the final.
The final is the last game of the competition.
Vocabulary5 words
- Copa Libertadores
- a big football competition for teams from South America
- quarter-finals
- a stage in a competition with eight teams
- round of 16
- a stage in a competition with sixteen teams
- matches
- games between two teams
- final
- the last game of a competition
Quiz
Answer key
1. Seven 2. Del Valle vs Tolima 3. True
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
The Copa Libertadores is a big football competition in South America.
Seven teams are now in the _____. This is a stage with eight teams left.
Three Brazilian teams are in this stage. They are Flamengo, Palmeiras, and _____.
Two other teams, Del Valle and _____, still play one more game. This game is in the round of 16.
The winner of that game will be the eighth team in the quarter-finals.
People can now see some of the quarter-final _____.
Fans want to know who will go to the _____.
The final is the last game of the _____.