Japan Names New Starting Line-up for Venezuela Match
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Japan's national team will play a football match against Venezuela.
The coach made ten changes to the starting line-up. This is different from the team that played Uruguay before.
Four players will make their debut for Japan. Their names are Kokubo, Nakano, Kumasaka, and Saito.
Nakano is from Hiroshima. He will play his first match in his home area.
The coach of Japan is Moriyasu. People call his team "Moriyasu Japan."
Fans are excited to see the new players. They want to see how the team plays.
Vocabulary5 words
- national team
- a sports team that plays for a country
- starting line-up
- the players who begin the game
- debut
- the first time someone plays in a match
- coach
- the person who leads a sports team
- match
- a game between two teams
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Answer key
1. Ten 2. Four 3. True
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Japan's national team will play a football match against _____.
The coach made _____ changes to the starting line-up.
This is different from the team that played _____ before.
Four players will make their _____ for Japan.
Their names are Kokubo, Nakano, _____, and Saito.
Nakano is from _____.
He will play his first match in his home _____.
The coach of Japan is _____.
People call his team "Moriyasu _____."
Fans are excited to see the new _____.
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