Spain Wins and Goes to the Semi-Finals
西班牙獲勝並晉級準決賽
Introduction
Spain played Belgium in the World Cup. Spain won 2-1. Now Spain will play France.
西班牙在世界盃中對陣比利時，以 2-1 獲勝。現在西班牙將對陣法國。
Main Body
Spain had the ball for a long time. Fabián Ruiz scored the first goal in the 30th minute. Then, Belgium scored a goal in the 41st minute. The score was 1-1.
西班牙掌控球權較長時間。Fabián Ruiz 在第 30 分鐘攻入首球。隨後，比利時在第 41 分鐘攻入一球，將比分扳平至 1-1。
In the second half, Belgium's goalkeeper got hurt. A new player came in. In the 88th minute, Mikel Merino scored a goal. Spain won the game 2-1.
下半場，比利時的守門員受傷，由一名新球員替換上場。在第 88 分鐘，Mikel Merino 攻入一球，西班牙最終以 2-1 贏得比賽。
Other teams also won. France beat Morocco 2-0. England beat Mexico 3-2. Argentina beat Egypt 3-2. Spain and France are very strong teams.
其他球隊也取得了勝利。法國以 2-0 擊敗摩洛哥，英格蘭以 3-2 擊敗墨西哥，阿根廷以 3-2 擊敗埃及。西班牙和法國都是非常強大的球隊。
Conclusion
Spain and France will play on Tuesday, July 14, in Texas. Spain wants to go to the final.
西班牙與法國將於 7 月 14 日（星期二）在德克薩斯州對陣。西班牙希望能進入決賽。
Vocabulary Learning
🕒 Talking About the Past
In this story, we see words that tell us things already happened. To reach A2, you need to notice how we change action words (verbs).
The Pattern: Regular Changes Most words just add -ed at the end:
- play → played
- score → scored
The Pattern: Special Changes Some words are 'rebels' and change completely. You must memorize these:
- win → won
- have → had
- get → got
- beat → beat (stays the same!)
Quick Logic Check
- Present: Spain wants to go to the final. (Happening now/future)
- Past: Spain won the game. (Finished)
Vocabulary for Sports
- Goalkeeper The person who stops the ball.
- Semi-Finals The game before the last game.