East Bengal Reach Durand Cup 2026 Semi-Finals
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East Bengal are a football team. They play in the Durand Cup 2026. This is a football tournament in India.
East Bengal played Indian Army. A player named Vishnu scored a header. This means he hit the ball with his head. East Bengal won the game.
Because of this win, East Bengal go to the semi-finals. The semi-finals are near the end of the tournament.
Another team, SC Delhi, played Raengdai. SC Delhi won this game too. People say SC Delhi 'turned the tables'. This means they won after a hard fight.
Now SC Delhi will play East Bengal. This next game is very important. The winner goes closer to the final.
Vocabulary15 words
- Durand Cup
- a football competition in India
- tournament
- many games between teams to find a winner
- header
- hitting the ball with your head
- win
- when you beat someone in a game
- semi-finals
- games close to the end of a tournament
- turned the tables
- won after looking like they would lose
- advance
- to move forward to the next stage
- standings
- a list that shows how teams are doing
- points table
- a chart that shows team scores
- match
- a game between two teams
- score
- the number of goals a team gets
- sink
- to make a team lose
- meet
- to play against another team
- final
- the last, most important game
- results
- who won and who lost
Quiz
Answer key
1. Indian Army 2. With a header 3. SC Delhi
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
East Bengal are a football team. They play in the _____ 2026. This is a football _____ in India.
East Bengal played Indian Army. A player named Vishnu scored a _____. This means he hit the ball with his head. East Bengal won the game.
Because of this _____, East Bengal go to the _____. The semi-finals are near the end of the tournament.
Another team, SC Delhi, played Raengdai. SC Delhi won this game too. People say SC Delhi '_____'. This means they won after a hard fight.
Now SC Delhi will play East Bengal. This next game is very important. The _____ goes closer to the final.