Croatia Leads Spain 1-0 in Nations League Match
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Croatia is playing Spain in a football match. The match is part of the Nations League.
Croatia is winning 1-0. A player called Perisic scored the goal. People are surprised by this.
Spain's team is often called 'La Roja'. This means 'The Red' in Spanish.
Before the match, a Spanish player named Dani Olmo talked about Croatia. He said Croatia could be dangerous.
This is because Croatia won a big match before. Croatia beat England 7-0. That is a very big win.
Olmo thought Croatia might play very well again after that big win.
Spain changed some players for this match. Pau Cubarsi and Marc Cucurella are playing again.
Other Spanish stars are also playing. These are Lamine Yamal, Rodri, and Pedri.
All these players started the match for Spain. Fans want to see if Spain can score and win.
Vocabulary8 words
- Nations League
- a football competition between European countries
- surprise
- something you do not expect
- scored
- made a goal in a game
- dangerous
- able to cause harm or problems
- beat
- won a game against another team
- changed
- made different
- stars
- very famous and skilled players
- started
- began playing from the first minute
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Quiz
Answer key
1. 1-0 for Croatia 2. Perisic 3. True
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Croatia is playing _____ in a football match.
The match is part of the _____.
Croatia is winning _____. A player called Perisic scored the goal.
Dani Olmo talked about Croatia. He said Croatia could be _____.
Croatia beat England _____. That is a very big win.
Pau Cubarsi and Marc _____ are playing again.
Other Spanish stars are also playing: Lamine Yamal, _____, and Pedri.
All these players _____ the match for Spain.
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