River Plate to Play Vélez Sarsfield on August 23
River Plate will play a football match against Vélez Sarsfield. The game is on 23 August 2026. Both teams are from Argentina. River Plate is a big football club. Vélez Sarsfield is also a football club from Argentina.
People want to know the kick-off time. They also want to know the lineups. A lineup shows which players will play. Fans also want to know where to watch the game.
News sites often give statistics about football games. Statistics are numbers about the teams. Some sites also give tips for betting. Betting means people try to guess the result and win money.
This match is one more game in Argentine football. Many fans will watch River Plate and Vélez Sarsfield play.
Vocabulary10 words
- kick-off
- the start time of a football game
- lineups
- the list of players who will play
- watch
- to look at something, like a game on TV
- statistics
- numbers that show facts about something
- betting
- trying to guess a result to win money
- club
- a sports team and its organization
- Argentina
- a country in South America
- football
- a sport played with a ball and two teams
- match
- a game between two teams
- fans
- people who like and support a team
Quiz
Answer key
1. River Plate and Vélez Sarsfield 2. 23 August 2026 3. The players who will play
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
River Plate will play a football _____ against Vélez Sarsfield.
The game is on 23 _____ 2026.
Both teams are from _____.
People want to know the _____ time.
They also want to know the _____.
A lineup shows which players will _____.
Fans also want to know where to _____ the game.
News sites often give _____ about football games.
Some sites also give tips for _____.
Many _____ will watch River Plate and Vélez Sarsfield play.