turn up?

Sepmre said:

When Brazil battered Portugal in a friendly, Anderson told Ronaldo: ‘Next time we’ll play our fifth team to give you a chance.’ Ronaldo was not amused. That’s the kind of country Brazil is. I love that story about the competition in Rio to unearth new No. 10s and thousands turning up. One boy travelled for 22 hours on a bus. It’s a massive country, with talent everywhere.

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There seems to have been a competition to find (recruit) "new No. 10s" (whatever they are) and thousands of candidates came.

I don't know much about football (soccer), but I understand it to mean that there was a competition held in Rio to identify talented young footballers who might become professionals, and eventually play with the number 10 on their shirts. I believe the number 10 often identifies the wearer as being the team's main "striker", and hence a very important individual. It would seem that thousands of hopeful candidates travelled from all over Brazil to take part in the competition.

Sepmre said:

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Sepmre, you have to listen to our advice. We have shown you over and over again how to construct a question. You should have said:

What do the underlined words mean?

What is "a friendly"?

When Brazil battered Portugal in a friendly,

I​t's a match in which the result is unimportant. It is not part of a tournament or a league. No points are awarded to either team based on the final score. It's almost a practice match.

"Exhibition game" we would call it here.

SoothingDave said:

"Exhibition game" we would call it here.

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Ah!