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The coach (manager) of the England soccer team has [tell / told] his players they must sing their national anthem before [all / each] game at the FIFA World Cup. The tournament kicks [off / on] in Brazil on June 12th. The first game is the [hosts / hosting] Brazil against Croatia. The eyes of the world will be [in / on] the month-long event and the England coach wants [person / people] to see the pride his players have to [do / be] playing for their country. The coach, Roy Hodgson, said he wants his players to be "[loud / loudly] and proud". Mr Hodgson told reporters: "We are happy to be wearing [that / what] England shirt. We are proud to be England players…so when the national anthem comes up, it's an obvious [once / one] for me that we sing it."

In the [past / passed] , many England players have not sung their national anthem before games. Hodgson introduced it [for / of] his teams when he [became / become] England manager two years ago. He said: "They've been doing it for two years and perhaps we need to [reminder / remind] them, as the squad has changed [so / such] much." He was a little worried that not all the players know all the words [for / to] Britain's national anthem, called "God Save The Queen". He said: "We're great until the second [voice / verse] comes along because we don't really know that." The manager wants his players to show the same [passionate / passion] as other teams. He said: "You very [rarely / really] play an international match against [opponents / opposites] who haven’t got their hands on their hearts."