France, Belgium and Northern Ireland Win Nations League Matches
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Three football matches happened in the Nations League.
France won against Turkey. The score was 1-0.
Belgium won against Italy. The score was 2-0.
Northern Ireland won against Georgia. The score was 1-0.
The Nations League is a big football competition in Europe. National teams play against each other.
These games were part of many matches on the same day.
France, Belgium, and Northern Ireland all played away from home. They won on their opponent's ground.
Turkey, Italy, and Georgia all lost their games at home.
Fans watched the matches to see how their national teams played.
The Nations League helps teams get ready for other big tournaments.
Vocabulary15 words
- Nations League
- a football competition between European national teams
- competition
- a game where teams try to win
- opponent
- the other team you play against
- tournaments
- big sports events with many games
- score
- the number of goals each team gets
- national team
- a team that plays for a country
- away
- playing at the other team's stadium
- home
- playing at your own stadium
- match
- one game of football
- won
- got more points than the other team
- lost
- got fewer points than the other team
- goals
- points scored in football
- Europe
- a large area with many countries
- stadium
- a place where sports games happen
- fans
- people who love watching a team
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1. France won 1-0 2. Belgium 3. True
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Three football matches happened in the _____.
France won against Turkey. The score was _____.
Belgium won against Italy. The score was _____.
Northern Ireland won against Georgia. The score was _____.
The Nations League is a big football _____ in Europe.
National teams play against each _____.
France, Belgium, and Northern Ireland all played _____ from home.
Turkey, Italy, and Georgia all _____ their games at home.
Fans watched the matches to see how their _____ teams played.
The Nations League helps teams get ready for other big _____.
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