Lamine Yamal and Oyarzabal Miss Spain's Match in Prague
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Lamine Yamal will not play for Spain in Prague. He is resting before he joins the team.
Oyarzabal will also miss the game in Prague. Spain plays the Czech Republic there.
The Spain coach is De la Fuente. He is the head of the national team.
De la Fuente is not worried. Both players will join the team later.
Lamine Yamal and Oyarzabal will be ready for the next match. That match is against England.
Many fans want to see Lamine Yamal play. He is a young star for Spain.
The team is training together before both games. They want to win both matches.
Spain often plays well in big tournaments. Fans hope this continues.
Vocabulary15 words
- rest
- to stop working for a short time
- join
- to come together with other people
- national team
- a sports team that plays for a country
- coach
- a person who trains a sports team
- miss
- to not be at something
- star
- a very famous and skilled player
- tournament
- a sports event with many matches
- squad
- all the players in a team
- travel
- to go from one place to another
- ready
- able to do something now
- worried
- feeling nervous about something
- match
- a game between two teams
- head
- the main leader of a group
- train
- to practice for a sport
- win
- to be the best in a game
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1. Lamine Yamal and Oyarzabal 2. De la Fuente 3. False
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Lamine Yamal will not play for Spain in _____. He is _____ before he joins the team.
Oyarzabal will also miss the game in Prague. Spain plays the _____ there.
The Spain coach is _____. He is the head of the _____.
De la Fuente is not _____. Both players will join the team later.
Lamine Yamal and Oyarzabal will be _____ for the next match. That match is against _____.
Many fans want to see Lamine Yamal play. He is a young _____ for Spain.
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