Restes and Yoro Start for France Against Belgium
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France will play Belgium in football.
The game is part of the Nations League.
This is match number four in Group 1.
The group is in League A.
League A is the top level.
Two players will start the game.
Guillaume Restes will play as goalkeeper.
Leny Yoro will play as a defender.
They are both in the starting lineup.
A starting lineup is the list of players who begin the game.
Many fans want to watch this match.
The match will be on television.
People can also watch it live online.
France and Belgium are strong football teams.
Fans are excited for the game.
Vocabulary15 words
- Nations League
- a football competition between European national teams
- Group
- a small set of teams that play each other
- League A
- the top group of teams in the competition
- goalkeeper
- the player who stops the ball from going in the goal
- defender
- a player who stops the other team from scoring
- starting lineup
- the players who begin the match
- titulaire
- a word meaning 'starting player' in French
- match
- a game between two teams
- team
- a group of players who play together
- live
- happening now, in real time
- channel
- a TV station where you can watch a show
- football
- a sport played with a ball and two teams
- opponent
- the other team you play against
- national team
- a team that plays for a country
- competition
- a contest between teams or players
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1. Guillaume Restes and Leny Yoro 2. Belgium 3. The Nations League
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France will play _____ in football.
The game is part of the _____ League.
This is match number _____ in Group 1.
The group is in League _____.
Two _____ will start the game.
Guillaume Restes will play as _____.
Leny Yoro will play as a _____.
They are both in the starting _____.
The match will be on _____.
People can also watch it _____ online.
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