The 2026 World Cup Starts

2026年世界盃開賽


Introduction

The 2026 World Cup started. Switzerland, Qatar, Brazil, and Morocco played their first games.

2026年世界盃開賽了。瑞士、卡達、巴西與摩洛哥進行了首場比賽。

Main Body

Breel Embolo is a player for Switzerland. He arrived late because of travel papers. Then he scored a goal against Qatar. The game ended 1-1.

Breel Embolo 是瑞士隊的球員。他因為旅行文件問題而遲到。隨後他在對陣卡達的比賽中攻入一球。比賽結果為 1-1。

The Swiss team is old. The players are 30 years old on average. This is the oldest team in their history.

瑞士隊的陣容較老。球員平均年齡為 30 歲。這是他們歷史上最年長的球隊。

Brazil played Morocco. Ismael Saibari scored a goal for Morocco. Brazil lost the lead. Now people are worried about Brazil.

巴西對陣摩洛哥。Ismael Saibari 為摩洛哥攻入一球。巴西失去了領先優勢。現在人們對巴西隊感到擔憂。

Conclusion

Switzerland will play Bosnia & Herzegovina next. Brazil and Morocco have a new start in the tournament.

瑞士下一場將對陣波黑。巴西與摩洛哥在本次賽事中有了新的開始。

Vocabulary Learning

⚽️ Talking About the Past

When we talk about things that already happened (like a football game), we often add -ed to the action word.

Look at these changes:

  • Start → Started
  • Play → Played
  • Arrive → Arrived
  • End → Ended

The Exception (The 'Rule-Breaker'): Some words change completely. They don't use -ed.

  • Score → Scored (Wait, this follows the rule!)
  • Win/Lose → Lost (Brazil lost the lead).

Quick Pattern: Subject + Past Action + Object Example: "The game (Subject) → ended (Past Action) → 1-1 (Object)."

Useful Word: Average → This is the middle number. (The players are 30 years old on average).

Vocabulary Learning

arrived (v.)
To reach a place at the end of a journey
Example:The train arrived at the station at 10 AM.
scored (v.)
To get a point in a game
Example:The player scored a goal in the last minute.
average (adj.)
A normal or typical amount
Example:The average temperature in July is 30 degrees.
history (n.)
Everything that happened in the past
Example:This is the most important event in the city's history.
worried (adj.)
Thinking about problems or bad things that might happen
Example:I am worried about my English test tomorrow.
tournament (n.)
A competition with many games and players
Example:Our team won the tennis tournament.
Practice A2 words in a crossword