Türkiye and Italy Both Need Points After Opening Losses
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Türkiye will play Italy soon. The match is part of the UEFA Nations League. Both teams lost their first games. Now they need points. The game will happen in Bursa, a city in Türkiye.
Italy's coach is Roberto Mancini. He talked before the game. He said there is "too much anxiety" in the team. Anxiety means feeling worried. Mancini wants his team to play well.
Türkiye's coach is Vincenzo Montella. He and Mancini both coach national teams. This game is important for both coaches. A win will help their teams feel better.
People are talking about who will win. This is called a prediction. Experts look at both teams before they guess. The lineup is the list of players who will play. Fans want to know the lineups before the game starts.
Vocabulary15 words
- UEFA Nations League
- a big football competition between European countries
- Bursa
- a city in Türkiye
- coach
- the person who leads a sports team
- anxiety
- a strong feeling of worry
- prediction
- a guess about what will happen
- lineup
- the list of players who will play in a game
- opener
- the first game in a competition
- showdown
- an important game between two teams
- national team
- a sports team that plays for one country
- competition
- a contest between teams or players
- points
- numbers a team gets for winning or drawing
- match
- a game between two teams
- preview
- information about a game before it happens
- team news
- information about players in a team
- speak out
- to say something openly
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1. They both lost 2. Bursa 3. Anxiety
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Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Türkiye will play _____ soon.
The match is part of the UEFA _____ League.
Both teams lost their first _____.
The game will happen in _____, a city in Türkiye.
Italy's coach is Roberto _____.
He said there is "too much _____" in the team.
Türkiye's coach is Vincenzo _____.
A win will help their teams feel _____.
This is called a _____.
The _____ is the list of players who will play.
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