Canada Wins First World Cup Game
加拿大贏得世界盃首場比賽
Introduction
The Canada men's team won a game for the first time. They beat South Africa 1-0. Now they are in the Round of 16.
加拿大男隊首次贏得比賽。他們以 1-0 擊敗南非，目前已進入 16 強。
Main Body
The game was in California. Stephen Eustáquio scored a goal in the 92nd minute. Canada played very well and took many shots.
比賽在加州舉行。Stephen Eustáquio 在第 92 分鐘攻入一球。加拿大表現出色，嘗試了多次射門。
Coach Jesse Marsch is very happy. He says the players are heroes. He thinks more people in Canada will love soccer now.
教練 Jesse Marsch 非常高興。他稱讚球員們是英雄，並認為現在會有更多加拿大人喜愛足球。
Other teams play on Monday. Brazil plays Japan and Germany plays Paraguay. Canada plays the winner of the Netherlands and Morocco game on July 4.
其他球隊將於週一比賽。巴西對陣日本，德國對陣巴拉圭。加拿大將於 7 月 4 日與荷蘭與摩洛哥之戰的獲勝者對決。
Conclusion
Canada is in the final 16 teams. They will play the Netherlands or Morocco next.
加拿大進入了最後 16 強。他們下一場將對陣荷蘭或摩洛哥。
Vocabulary Learning
🕒 Talking about the Past vs. Now
In this story, we see two ways to talk about time. One is for things that already happened, and one is for things that are true right now.
1. The Past (Finished)
- Won (Past of win) "Canada won a game."
- Beat (Past of beat) "They beat South Africa."
- Was (Past of is) "The game was in California."
- Scored (Past of score) "Stephen scored a goal."
2. The Present (Right Now)
- Are "Now they are in the Round of 16."
- Is "Coach Jesse Marsch is very happy."
- Plays "Brazil plays Japan."
Quick Tip: When you see -ed at the end of a word (like scored), it usually means the action is over! 🛑