Egypt Wins World Cup Game Against Australia

埃及在世界盃比賽中擊敗澳洲

Jul 4, 2026, 20:26

Introduction

Egypt is in the Round of 16 of the World Cup for the first time. They beat Australia in Texas.

埃及首次進入世界盃 16 強。他們在德州擊敗了澳洲。

Main Body

The game ended 1-1. Egypt scored first, but Australia scored later. Mohamed Salah played the game even though his leg hurt. Egypt won 4-2 in the penalty kicks.

比賽以 1-1 結束。埃及先得分，但澳洲隨後追平。穆罕馬德·薩拉儘管腿部受傷仍堅持參賽。埃及在點球大戰中以 4-2 獲勝。

Australia's coach made some changes. He changed the goalkeeper before the penalty kicks. Some people think this was a mistake. Egypt studied the Australian goalkeeper with videos to win.

澳洲教練做了一些調整。他在點球大戰前更換了守門員。有些人認為這是一個錯誤。埃及透過觀看澳洲守門員的影片進行研究，才贏得比賽。

There was a problem at the hotel. Coach Hossam Hassan and a police officer fought. Later, the police said sorry. The coach accepted the apology. People in Egypt are very happy.

酒店發生了一些問題。教練侯山·哈桑與一名警察發生爭執。隨後，警方表示道歉，教練也接受了道歉。埃及民眾感到非常高興。

Conclusion

Egypt will play Argentina on Tuesday, July 7, in Atlanta.

埃及將於 7 月 7 日星期二在亞特蘭大對陣阿根廷。

Vocabulary Learning

⚡ Action Words (Past)

When we talk about a game that is finished, we change the words. Look at these changes:

Beat (Win against someone) $\rightarrow$ Egypt beat Australia.
Score $\rightarrow$ Scored $\rightarrow$ Egypt scored first.
Play $\rightarrow$ Played $\rightarrow$ Salah played the game.
Change $\rightarrow$ Changed $\rightarrow$ He changed the goalkeeper.
Fight $\rightarrow$ Fought $\rightarrow$ The coach and officer fought.

Quick Tip: Most words just need a -ed at the end to move to the past, but some (like fight $\rightarrow$ fought) are rebels and change completely!

📍 Where and When

To reach A2, you must connect the Action to the Place and Time:

Place: In Texas, In Atlanta, At the hotel.
Time: On Tuesday, July 7.

Example: Egypt (Who) $\rightarrow$ will play (Action) $\rightarrow$ Argentina (Who) $\rightarrow$ on Tuesday (When) $\rightarrow$ in Atlanta (Where).

Vocabulary Learning

beat (v.)

To win a game against another person or team

Example:Our team wants to beat the other team to win the trophy.

penalty kicks (n.)

Special shots at the goal to decide a winner in soccer

Example:The game was a tie, so they used penalty kicks to find the winner.

mistake (n.)

Something that is done wrong

Example:I made a mistake in my homework.

fought (v.)

The past tense of fight; to argue or fight with someone

Example:The two brothers fought over the toy.

apology (n.)

Words that say you are sorry for doing something wrong

Example:He sent a letter of apology after the argument.

accepted (v.)

To say yes to something or agree to take it

Example:She accepted the gift with a smile.

Practice A2 words in a crossword→