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[stevenukd]

Dear Teachers,

A: Is there any world cup football match on TV tonight?
B: There is one match on the channel Star Sport.
A: What football team versus / play with what football team?
B: England versuses Holland.

A: Who won the football match between Germany and America last night?
B: America.
A: What was the result?
B: Zero � two.

- Are these natural?

Thanks a million to Teachers,

Stevenukd

[CP]

I would rewrite these this way:

Are there any World Cup matches on TV tonight?
Yes, there's one match on the Star Sport channel.
Which teams are playing?
England versus Holland. [Versus means against.]

Who won the match between Germany and the U.S.A. last night?
The U.S. [You could say "America" instead of "the U.S.A. / the U.S., also.]
What was the score?
Two-nil [most places] / two-nothing [U.S.].

[Of course, in reality, Germany would probably beat the U.S., but if you can imagine it, you can write it.]
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[Bob S.]

A: Is there any world cup football match on TV tonight?
Is there a match on TV tonight?
Are there any matches on TV tonight?
B: There is one match on the channel Star Sport.
There is one match on [channel] Star Sport.
A: What football team versus / play with what football team?
What teams are playing?
Who's playing?
Who's playing whom?
B: England versuses Holland.
England versus the Netherlands.

[LucentShade]

One thing about giving scores of any sports game: In American English, the winning score is always given first, as in "America won two to zero" (or 2-nothing, 2-zip, 2-nil), but in British English, they'll give the home team's score first. I'm not sure how that would work in the World Cup, though.

[iitimone7]

when i am announcing world cup games, since we know the two teams who are playing (example: smt/cro) i'll say "serbia 3-0" (if serbia won) or "croatia 3-0" (if cro won).

...just a thought. iitimone7