England Face Croatia in Nations League Match
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England played Croatia in football on Thursday. The game was part of the Nations League. It started at 7.45pm in the UK.
Harry Kane played for England. He is the team captain. Kane set a new record. He played his 126th cap for England. This is more games than any other England player.
A cap means one match for your country. Kane now has more caps than every other England player in history.
The match was shown live on TV. People could also follow a live scoreboard online. Many fans watched the game.
The Nations League is a football competition between European countries. Teams play each other in groups. England and Croatia were in the same group.
Vocabulary6 words
- Nations League
- a football competition between European countries
- captain
- the leader of a sports team
- record
- the best result ever, not beaten by anyone
- cap
- one match played for your national team
- scoreboard
- a screen or page showing the score of a game
- competition
- an event where teams or people try to win
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1. Croatia 2. Most England caps 3. One match played for your country
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England played _____ in football on Thursday.
The game was part of the _____.
It started at _____ in the UK.
Harry Kane played for _____.
He is the team _____.
Kane set a new _____.
He played his _____ cap for England.
A cap means one _____ for your country.
The match was shown live on _____.
People could also follow a live _____ online.
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