World Champions Spain Beat England at Wembley
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Spain played England at Wembley. Wembley is a big stadium in England. Spain is the world champion team. This means Spain won the last big world tournament.
The match was very exciting. Spain won the game. People say Spain "shook" Wembley. This means Spain played very well and surprised everyone.
Now, England and Spain will play again. They will play in the Nations League. This is a big competition between European teams. It happens in 2026 and 2027.
Many fans want to know which TV channels will show the next game. Fans also want to watch it online.
There is also bad news for Spain. A player from Barcelona got injured. This happened during the international break. An international break is a time when players leave their clubs. They play for their country instead.
This player was the first Spanish player to get hurt in this break. His team will miss him.
Vocabulary12 words
- Wembley
- a very big football stadium in England
- stadium
- a big place where sports happen
- world champion
- the best team in the world
- tournament
- a big sports competition with many games
- Nations League
- a football competition between European countries
- competition
- a contest between teams or people
- channels
- ways to watch TV shows
- online
- using the internet
- player
- a person who plays a sport
- Barcelona
- a famous football club in Spain
- injured
- hurt in the body
- international break
- time when players play for their country, not their club
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1. Spain 2. Nations League 3. True
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Spain played England at _____. Wembley is a big stadium in England.
Spain is the world _____ team.
The match was very _____.
Spain _____ the game.
Now, England and Spain will play again in the _____ League.
Many fans want to know which TV _____ will show the next game.
Fans also want to watch it _____.
A player from _____ got injured.
This happened during the international _____.
This player was the first Spanish player to get _____ in this break.
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