Diego Forlán Loses First Match as Uruguay's Coach
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Diego Forlán is a former Uruguayan football player.
Now he is the new coach of the Uruguay national team.
Forlán had his first game as coach this week.
Uruguay played a friendly match against Japan.
Uruguay lost the game to Japan.
Arrascaeta plays for Uruguay too.
He did not play very well in this match.
Uruguayan newspapers wrote about the game.
They said the score did not show the real game.
They said the team played better than the score.
A friendly match is not an official competition.
Teams play friendlies to practice before big tournaments.
Forlán wants to make the Uruguay team strong.
This was only his first game as coach.
People will watch his next games with interest.
Vocabulary4 words
- coach
- a person who trains a sports team
- friendly
- a game that is only for practice, not a real competition
- competition
- a contest where teams try to win
- tournaments
- big sports events with many games
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Quiz
Answer key
1. Diego Forlán 2. Uruguay lost, but played better than the score showed 3. False
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Diego Forlán is a former Uruguayan football _____.
Now he is the new _____ of the Uruguay national team.
Forlán had his first game as _____ this week.
Uruguay played a _____ match against Japan.
Uruguay _____ the game to Japan.
Arrascaeta plays for _____ too.
He did not play very well in this _____.
Uruguayan newspapers wrote about the _____.
They said the score did not show the real _____.
A friendly match is not an official _____.
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