Honduras Beats Jamaica After 13 Years
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Jamaica played Honduras in football. This game was part of the Concacaf Nations League. Concacaf is a football group for North and Central America.
Jamaica's team has a nickname. People call them the Boyz. The Boyz did not win this game.
Honduras won the match. This was a big surprise. People say it was an upset. An upset is when the weaker team wins.
Honduras had not beaten Jamaica for 13 years. This is called a drought. A drought means a long time without success. Now the drought is over.
Fans could watch the game on TV. It was also on live streaming. Live streaming means watching a game on the internet as it happens.
Before the game, people looked at the head-to-head record. This shows who won in the past. It also shows team stats. Stats are numbers about the games.
Both teams showed their lineups before the match. A lineup is the list of players who play.
Vocabulary8 words
- Concacaf
- a group for football teams in North and Central America
- nickname
- a fun name for a team or person
- upset
- when a weaker team wins
- drought
- a long time without winning
- live streaming
- watching something on the internet right now
- head-to-head
- past games between two teams
- stats
- numbers about a game or player
- lineups
- the list of players in a game
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1. Jamaica and Honduras 2. 13 years 3. Honduras
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Jamaica played _____ in football.
This game was part of the _____ Nations League.
Jamaica's team has a _____. People call them the Boyz.
Honduras won the match. This was a big _____.
Honduras had not beaten Jamaica for 13 years. This is called a _____.
Fans could watch the game on TV or on _____.
Before the game, people looked at the _____ record.
Both teams showed their _____ before the match.
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