Zidane Celebrates Wild as Olise Scores Late Winner for France
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France won a football game against Belgium. The score was 1-0. The game was part of the Nations League. This is a big competition for national teams in Europe.
Michael Olise scored the only goal. He scored it in the 88th minute. That is very late in the game. The goal gave France the win.
Zinedine Zidane is the coach of the France team. He is also called "Les Bleus" coach. Zidane was very happy when Olise scored. He ran with joy on the side of the pitch.
Zidane talked about his reaction after the game. He said he ran when he saw Olise start to run. He said, "I was with him all the way."
Zidane also talked about his team. He said this kind of goal is what he wants from his players. He wants his team to fight until the end of the game.
Vocabulary15 words
- coach
- the person who trains a sports team
- Nations League
- a football competition for European national teams
- goal
- when a player puts the ball in the net to get a point
- minute
- a small part of time; 60 seconds
- pitch
- the field where football is played
- reaction
- what someone does or says after something happens
- team
- a group of players who play together
- score
- the number of points in a game
- win
- to be the best or first; to not lose
- joy
- a feeling of great happiness
- fight
- to try very hard
- national team
- a team that plays for a country
- competition
- an event where teams try to win
- late
- near the end of time
- side
- the edge or border of something
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1. 1-0 2. Michael Olise 3. False
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France won a football game against Belgium. The score was _____. The game was part of the _____.
Michael Olise scored the only _____. He scored it in the 88th _____.
Zinedine Zidane is the _____ of the France team. He was very happy when Olise scored. He ran with _____ on the side of the _____.
Zidane said he ran when he saw Olise start to run. He said, "I was with him all the _____."
He said this kind of goal is what he _____ from his players.
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