Sweden Move Up, Portugal Lose at Home
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Sweden won a big game in the Nations League.
Viktor Gyokeres scored two goals for Sweden.
This means Sweden go up to a higher division.
In another game, Ukraine played against Portugal.
Trubin, Sudakov, and Kiwior are Ukraine players.
They played, but Ukraine lost the game.
Portugal lost at home. It was a very bad defeat.
Portugal player Bernardo Silva was not happy.
He said the game was "very negative."
He said the team must learn what went wrong.
Another Portugal player, Gonçalo Ramos, agreed.
He said the team played badly in attack and defence.
Portugal also lost first place in their group early.
Vocabulary6 words
- Nations League
- a football competition between national teams
- division
- a group or level in a competition
- defeat
- when a team loses a game
- defence
- trying to stop the other team from scoring
- attack
- trying to score a goal
- promotion
- moving up to a better group
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Quiz
Answer key
1. Viktor Gyokeres 2. They lost badly 3. It was very negative
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Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Sweden won a big game in the _____.
Viktor Gyokeres scored two _____ for Sweden.
This means Sweden go up to a higher _____.
Portugal lost at home. It was a very bad _____.
Bernardo Silva said the game was "very _____."
He said the team must learn what went _____.
Gonçalo Ramos said the team played badly in attack and _____.
Portugal also lost first place in their group _____.
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