22nd FIFA World Cup is over now. The dream became true for Argentina by winning their 3rd FIFA football World Cup in 2022 , after long period of waiting from 1986, when they achieved their second world cup title. FIFA World Cup 2022 was hosted by Qatar , 1st time ever by any Arab Country and for second time in Asia. 32 countries participated in the event including the host Qatar. The mascot of the event was La’eeb , which is an Arabic word and it’s meaning is ” super – skilled player “. The official match ball was Adidas – “Al Rihla ” , which is also an Arabic word and it’s meaning is ” the journey “. The World Cup started on 20th November, 2022 at the Al Bayt Stadium , Al Khor with a fantastic opening ceremony . History created when countries from every continent qualified for the knockout stage. Four nations qualified for the semi final . Argentina defeated Croatia to reach the final and the defending champion France defeated Morocco to reach the final. Morocco created history by becoming the first ever African nation to enter the semi final. Croatia defeated Morocco to achieve the 3rd place, so Morocco achieved the 4th place. The final match was held at Lusail Stadium at Lusail . It was really a great game of football. The coaches were – Lionel Scaloni for Argentina and Didier Deschamps for France . Hugo Lloris led the France as the captain of the squad and Lionell Messi as the captain of the Argentine squad. In the scheduled time the match was tied with 2-2 . At the end of the extra time it was 3-3. So the match went to the penalty shootout. The magician Messi scored two goals for Argentina and the big match player Angel Di Maria scored one for them. All the three goals for France were scored by the French super star Kylian Mbappe . He became the second person ever to score a hatrick in the World Cup final. In penalty shootout Argentina defeated France by 4-2. Their star goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez saved one shot to become a hero. He became the best goalkeeper of the tournament and won the Golden Glove . The Argentine skipper Lionel Messi performed superbly throughout the tournament with all his skills and magic . He became the Player of the tournament and received the Golden Ball award. Kylian Mbappe of France received the Golden Boot award by scoring the highest goal became true for Argentina by winning their 3rd FIFA football World Cup in 2022 , after long period of waiting from 1986, when they achieved their second world cup title. FIFA World Cup 2022 was hosted by Qatar , 1st time ever by any Arab Country and for second time in Asia. 32 countries participated in the event including the host Qatar. The mascot of the event was La’eeb , which is an Arabic word and it’s meaning is ” super – skilled player “. The official match ball was Adidas – “Al Rihla ” , which is also an Arabic word and it’s meaning is ” the journey “. The World Cup started on 20th November, 2022 at the Al Bayt Stadium , Al Khor with a fantastic opening ceremony . History created when countries from every continent qualified for the knockout stage. Four nations qualified for the semi final . Argentina defeated Croatia to reach the final and the defending champion France defeated Morocco to reach the final. Morocco created history by becoming the first ever African nation to enter the semi final. Croatia defeated Morocco to achieve the 3rd place, so Morocco achieved the 4th place. The final match was held at Lusail Stadium at Lusail . It was really a great game of football. The coaches were – Lionel Scaloni for Argentina and Didier Deschamps for France . Hugo Lloris led the France as the captain of the squad and Lionell Messi as the captain of the Argentine squad. In the scheduled time the match was tied with 2-2 . At the end of the extra time it was 3-3. So the match went to the penalty shootout. The magician Messi scored two goals for Argentina and the big match player Angel Di Maria scored one for them. All the three goals for France were scored by the French super star Kylian Mbappe . He became the second person ever to score a hatrick in the World Cup final. In penalty shootout Argentina defeated France by 4-2. Their star goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez saved one shot to become a hero. He became the best goalkeeper of the tournament and won the Golden Glove . The Argentine skipper Lionel Messi performed superbly throughout the tournament with all his skills and magic . He became the Player of the tournament and received the Golden Ball award. Kylian Mbappe of France received the Golden Boot award by scoring the highest goals ( 8 goals ) in the tournament. Enjo Fernandez of Argentina received the Silver Ball as the FIFA Young Player Award. The Fair Play award was awarded to England.
A . Read the passage and answer the questions below – 1×4=4
1 . Who became the Player of the tournament in FWC 2022 ?
2 . Who scored the highest number of goals in the FWC 2022 ?
3. Describe the Mascot of the FWC 2022 ?
4. Which nation became the first African nation to reach semifinal?
B. Write ‘T’ for true and ‘F’ for false statements – 2×3=6
1 . Argentina won the World Cup for four times .
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2. The final match of FWC 2022 was decided inside the scheduled time.
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3. Kylian Mbappe scored a hatrick in the FWC 2022 final.
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C. Complete the sentences with the information from the passage – 1×5=5
1 .The inauguration ceremony of the FWC
2022 was held at ———————————.
2. The final of the FWC 2022 was held at ———————————————-.
3. In the final , Messi scored ———————————————————-.
4. The official match ball ————————–
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5. The defending champion for the FWC 2022 was ————————–.
D. Write the names of the head coaches of Argentina and France . 2
E. Who were the skipper for Argentina and France in the FWC 2022 ? 2
F. Mention the names of some awards and their receiver in the FWC 2022 . 4
G. Give a suitable title for the passage and mention the reason for choosing the title. 2
Writing Skills –
1 . Write a short paragraph on FIFA World Cup 2022 . 10
2. Write a newspaper report on the final match of FWC 2022 . 10
3. Write a letter to your best friend, describing your feelings about the FWC 2022. 10
4. Write a Precis based on the above passage. 10
