Portugal Humbled in Braga Match
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Portugal played a football game in Braga. The night was special. People wanted to give honors to the team. But the game went very badly for Portugal.
Cristiano Ronaldo is a famous Portuguese player. He did not come to the game. Many fans wanted to see him. He was not there for the honors or the match.
Portugal lost the game badly. People say the team was humiliated. This means they lost in a very bad and clear way. It was a sad night for Portuguese football fans.
Vocabulary15 words
- honors
- special respect; good words for someone
- humiliated
- made to feel very bad after losing badly
- national team
- a sports team that plays for a country
- fans
- people who like and support a team
- match
- a game between two teams
- subjugated
- beaten very strongly by another team
- famous
- known by many people
- appeared
- came and was seen
- sad
- feeling unhappy
- badly
- in a bad way; not well
- player
- a person who plays a sport
- special
- different and important
- football
- a sport played with a ball and feet
- team
- a group of people who play together
- night
- the dark part of the day
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1. Braga 2. No 3. They lost badly
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Portugal played a football game in _____. The night was special. People wanted to give _____ to the team. But the game went very badly for Portugal.
Cristiano Ronaldo is a famous Portuguese _____. He did not come to the _____. Many fans wanted to see him. He was not there for the honors or the match.
Portugal lost the game badly. People say the team was _____. This means they lost in a very bad and clear way. It was a _____ night for Portuguese football fans.
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