France Football Team May Give Two Players Their First Match
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The France football team may have some news soon.
Two young players could play their first match for France.
Their names are Andy Diouf and Lucas Da Cunha.
The team will play a match in Belgium.
The coach is Zinédine Zidane.
He has chosen a player to replace Kylian Mbappé.
Mbappé is a very famous French player.
We do not know yet who will replace him.
Many fans want to know the new squad.
The squad is the group of players for the match.
Diouf and Da Cunha are new to the national team.
This could be their debut.
A debut is a first time doing something.
Fans are excited to see young players play.
The match in Belgium will show the new team.
Vocabulary5 words
- squad
- a group of players chosen for a team
- debut
- the first time someone does something
- coach
- the person who trains a sports team
- replace
- to put someone new instead of another person
- national team
- a team that plays for its whole country
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1. Andy Diouf and Lucas Da Cunha 2. Zinédine Zidane 3. In Belgium
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The France football team may have some news _____.
Two young players could play their _____ match for France.
Their names are Andy Diouf and Lucas _____.
The team will play a match in _____.
The coach is Zinédine _____.
He has chosen a player to _____ Kylian Mbappé.
Mbappé is a very famous French _____.
Many fans want to know the new _____.
Diouf and Da Cunha are new to the national _____.
The match in Belgium will show the new _____.
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