Lionel Messi Plays Final Match for Argentina
Lionel Messi is a famous soccer player from Argentina.
He played his last game for the Argentina national team.
The game was against Benin.
Many fans watched the match.
Messi is called a soccer icon.
This means he is very famous and important in soccer.
Argentina people love Messi very much.
He has played for Argentina for many years.
This was a farewell match.
A farewell match is a special last game.
People wanted to say goodbye to him.
News sites gave live updates about the game.
Live updates mean new information during the match.
Fans followed the score during the game.
The score tells who is winning.
This match was a big moment in soccer history.
Vocabulary10 words
- soccer
- a sport; game with a ball and two teams
- icon
- a very famous and important person
- farewell
- saying goodbye
- live updates
- new information given during an event
- score
- the points in a game
- national team
- a team that plays for a country
- fans
- people who like a sport or person very much
- match
- a game between two teams
- famous
- known by many people
- goodbye
- a word people say when someone leaves
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Answer key
1. Lionel Messi 2. Benin 3. True
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Lionel Messi is a famous _____ player from Argentina.
He played his last game for the Argentina _____ team.
The game was against _____.
Many _____ watched the match.
Messi is called a soccer _____.
Argentina people love Messi very _____.
This was a _____ match.
People wanted to say _____ to him.
News sites gave live _____ about the game.
Fans followed the _____ during the game.
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