France Beats Belgium in Nations League Thriller
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France played against Belgium in the Nations League.
France won the match. It was a good win for them.
France has now won all its games in this competition.
During the game, a player named Ollisi scored a goal.
The goal made coach Zidane very angry.
Zidane pushed the referee. He was upset about the goal.
There was also a problem with a special rule. It is called the one-minute rule.
Belgium's player Kevin De Bruyne got angry about this rule.
The rule caused a lot of arguing on the field.
Fans talked about the match on video and online.
Vocabulary6 words
- Nations League
- a big football competition between European countries
- competition
- a contest where teams try to win
- Zidane
- a famous football coach
- referee
- the person who controls a football game
- one-minute rule
- a rule about waiting one minute in football
- Kevin De Bruyne
- a famous football player from Belgium
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Answer key
1. France 2. Because of a goal 3. False
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Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
France played against _____ in the Nations League.
France _____ the match.
France has now won all its games in this _____.
During the game, a player named _____ scored a goal.
The goal made coach _____ very angry.
Zidane pushed the _____.
There was also a problem with a special rule called the _____.
Belgium's player Kevin De Bruyne got _____ about this rule.
The rule caused a lot of _____ on the field.
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