Congo Football Team Arrives in USA for World Cup
剛果足球隊抵達美國參加世界盃
Introduction
The football team from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is now in the United States.
剛果民主共和國（DRC）的足球隊現在已抵達美國。
Main Body
The team stayed in Belgium for 21 days. They did this because of a sick person with Ebola in Congo. The USA asked them to do this to stay safe.
該隊在比利時停留了 21 天。這是因為剛果有一名伊波拉病例。美國要求他們這樣做以確保安全。
Because of this, the team did not practice at home. They did not play a game against Chile in Spain.
因此，該隊並未在國內練習。他們也沒有在西班牙與智利進行比賽。
This is the first World Cup for the country since 1974. The coach, Sebastien Desabre, says the players are ready. He wants to make the people in Congo happy.
這是該國自 1974 年以來首次參加世界盃。教練 Sebastien Desabre 表示球員們已準備就緒，他希望能讓剛果人民感到高興。
The team will play Portugal in Houston on June 17. Then they play Colombia in Mexico on June 23. Finally, they play Uzbekistan in Atlanta on June 28.
該隊將於 6 月 17 日在休士頓對陣葡萄牙。接著 6 月 23 日在墨西哥對陣哥倫比亞。最後於 6 月 28 日在亞特蘭大對陣烏茲別克。
Conclusion
The DRC team is in the USA and they are ready to play.
剛果隊已抵達美國，準備好參賽了。
Vocabulary Learning
📅 Talking about the Future
In the story, we see how to talk about things that will happen. When we know the date and place, we use will play.
The Pattern:
Who → will play → Who → Where → When
Examples from the text:
- The team → will play → Portugal → in Houston → on June 17.
🚫 Saying 'No' in the Past
To say something did not happen before, use did not + action word.
- Wrong: They no practice. ❌
- Right: They did not practice. ✅
- Right: They did not play. ✅
Quick Rule: When you use did not, the action word stays simple. Do not add "ed" or change the word.