France Beat Belgium as Substitutes Shine for Zidane
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France played Belgium in a football match. France won the game. This was the third win for the French team's coach, Zinedine Zidane.
Zidane changed some players during the match. These new players are called substitutes. Three substitutes helped France win. Their names are Doué, Cherki, and Olise.
The substitutes came on and played very well. People say they made the team electric. This means they made the game exciting and fast.
Two other French players, Dembélé and Lepaul, did not play well. They had a difficult game. But Zidane's choice to use substitutes was good. This is called good coaching.
Fans were happy with the win. The French team now has three wins with Zidane as coach. People are excited about the future of the team.
Vocabulary15 words
- substitute
- a player who joins the game to replace another player
- electric
- very exciting
- coaching
- the work of training and leading a sports team
- victory
- a win
- opponent
- the team you play against
- match
- a game between two teams
- team
- a group of players who play together
- coach
- the person who leads a sports team
- score
- the points a team gets in a game
- goal
- a point scored in football
- fans
- people who support a team
- difficult
- hard; not easy
- exciting
- making you feel happy and interested
- national team
- a team that plays for a whole country
- performance
- how well someone plays or does something
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1. Belgium 2. Zinedine Zidane 3. False
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Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
France played Belgium in a football _____.
France _____ the game.
This was the third win for the French team's coach, Zinedine _____.
Zidane changed some players during the match. These new players are called _____.
Three substitutes helped France win. Their names are Doué, Cherki, and _____.
The substitutes came on and played very _____.
People say they made the team _____.
Two other French players, Dembélé and Lepaul, did not play _____.
But Zidane's choice to use substitutes was good coaching.
Fans were _____ with the win.
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