Vasco Faces Olimpia in Copa Sul-Americana Match
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Vasco da Gama plays Olimpia today.
The game is part of the Copa Sul-Americana.
This is a big football tournament in South America.
Vasco is a football team from Brazil.
Olimpia is a football team from Paraguay.
Vasco wants to win a continental title again.
The team has not won one for almost 15 years.
Fans can watch the match live on TV or online.
The lineups for both teams are ready before the game.
Vasco's players got ready in their locker room at São Januário.
São Januário is Vasco's home stadium.
Many fans hope Vasco can win this important game.
Vocabulary6 words
- Copa Sul-Americana
- a big football competition for teams in South America
- tournament
- a competition with many games
- title
- a prize for winning a competition
- lineups
- the list of players who will play in a game
- locker room
- a room where players change clothes before a game
- stadium
- a big place where sports games happen
Quiz
Answer key
1. Olimpia 2. Copa Sul-Americana 3. Almost 15 years
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Vasco da Gama plays _____ today.
The game is part of the _____.
This is a big football _____ in South America.
Vasco is a football team from _____.
Olimpia is a football team from _____.
Vasco wants to win a continental _____ again.
The team has not won one for almost _____ years.
Fans can watch the match live on _____ or online.
The _____ for both teams are ready before the game.
Vasco's players got ready in their _____ at São Januário.