A World Cup Like No Other
Students watching the Mexico vs Saudi Arabia game at school.
January 11, 2023
Let’s play fútbol! The 2022 FIFA World Cup ended with Argentina winning it all, beating France in the final on penalty kicks in front of 88,000 fans at Lusail Stadium. It was considered the greatest World Cup final in the tournament’s history.
This year’s tournament took place in Qatar, the first Arab country to host the World Cup. The event is usually hosted during the summer from mid June to mid July, but due to the major heat waves during the summer in Qatar, the tournament ended up happening from Nov. 20 to Dec. 18.
“Traditionally I do not like that the tournament was held in the winter rather than the summer. It is in the middle of the players’ club seasons so there were more players than normal that were injured and not able to play,” says Millikan boys soccer coach Jeffery Schofield.
“The team that I was rooting for in the World Cup was Mexico. They got knocked out of the group stage and I really am not surprised by their performance,” says COMPASS junior Lizette Catalan.
With thirteen European teams, five African teams, four South American teams, four North American teams, and five Asian teams who qualified, the World Cup was filled with many talented soccer players all over the world.
Qatar was able to win the bid to host the tournament back in 2010, they won the bid over countries like the United States, Japan, South Korea, and Australia. Before Qatar placed a bid, the sport of soccer was basically non-existent in the nation; there was no national team, no professional league, and no stadiums. Ever since they secured their bid back in 2010, the government had been working to create a football federation for their nation and they finally put that team on the field at this tournament.
There were some underdog teams that did really well. The United States made a triumphant return to the World Cup after failing to qualify for the last World Cup, making it all the way to the round of sixteen.
Taking place in an Arab country for the first time and not being played in the summer, this World Cup was like no other. We can’t wait for 2026 when the tournament will be back during the summer in North America!
Isabela Menes • Mar 1, 2023 at 1:45 pm
On January 11, Drew Hannon wrote an article titled “A World Cup Like No Other”. I am a big soccer fan, and I play the sport as well. I will agree with the article and say that this World Cup was much more exciting than the others. I think many soccer fans were much more excited than usual because of the last opportunity a lot of the players had left until retirement. For well known players like Messi, Ronaldo, and Benzema this could possibly be the last World Cup that viewers watch them play. The importance of this tournament compared to the ones in the past was emphasized in a way that many players will not be seen playing internationally anymore. Something I would like to praise Hannon for is making the first part of the article attention grabbing. For those that don’t know much about soccer or the World Cup it can be beneficial to have an intriguing introduction like the way Hannon demonstrated. Many would wish to read on and finish the article because of the thrilling hook sentence. I also appreciate the fact that Hannon explained the tournament as well as describe it’s main highlights throughout it, so that those that don’t know much about the sport can learn in the article. Thank you Drew Hannon for writing a well thought out article that’s exciting for others to read.
jimena cuevas • Feb 22, 2023 at 10:44 am
On January 11, Drew Hannon wrote an article titled “A World Cup Like No Other”. The article mentions how this years World Cup was considered one of the greatest final in the tournament’s history, I really liked that as soon as you start reading the article, Hannon included a lot of information about the tournament. He was able to introduce the winner of the world cup and continued adding information so smoothly. Not only this, but Hannon was able to interview Jeffery Schofield who is the coach for the Millikan’s boys soccer team. Since the World Cup took place in Qatar, Schofield mentioned that since it was almost right in the middle of the player’s club season, many of them were injured and couldn’t participate. I think it was very helpful and informative when Hannon explained how Qatar won a bid in 2010, and ever since, they have been preparing and building the stadium for this huge and important event. It was really cool how so many students were interested in the World Cup this year, which lead to so many connections and students interacting ith each other. The World Cup doesn’t happen every year, so the only tigh thing to do was watch it in class really. It may have been a distraction, but it is so important to kep up with this. With this article, I was able to learn more about how Qatar was the chosen place to host the World Cup. With this past World Cup, I am so excited to see what the teams bring next year.
Isabela Menes • Feb 9, 2023 at 1:44 pm
On January 11, Drew Hannon wrote an article titled “A World Cup Like No Other”. I am a big soccer fan, and I play the sport as well. I will agree with the article and say that this World Cup was much more exciting than the others. I think many soccer fans were much more excited than usual because of the last opportunity a lot of the players had left until retirement. For well known players like Messi, Ronaldo, and Benzema this could possibly be the last World Cup that viewers watch them play. The importance of this tournament compared to the ones in the past was emphasized in a way that many players will not be seen playing internationally anymore. Something I would like to praise Hannon for is making the first part of the article attention grabbing. For those that don’t know much about soccer or the World Cup it can be beneficial to have an intriguing introduction like the way Hannnon demonstrated. Many would wish to read on and finish the article because of the thrilling hook sentence. I also appreciate the fact that Hannon explained the tournament as well as describe it’s main highlights throughout it, so that those that don’t know much about the sport can learn in the article. Thank you Drew Hannon for writing a well thought out article that’s exciting for others to read.
ryan worden • Feb 6, 2023 at 10:38 am
On February 1, Drew Hannon wrote an article titled “A World Cup Like No Other”. The article talks about the recent world cup, the teams who participated, the location it was in, and the time at which it was held. I was not aware that this was the first World Cup hosted by an Arab country, which is rather interesting, especially because the location had an impact on when the tournament was held. I liked that Hannon included quotes on the cup from the soccer coach, Jeffery Schofield, and from a student at our school, Lizette Catalan. I agreed with the soccer coachߴs thoughts about not liking that the cup was held during club seasons which led to more injuries. I also preferred the World Cup in the summer because I could watch all of it without having to worry about school. I was also intrigued by the segment in the article where it mentioned that soccer was non-existent in Qatar before they placed a bid to host the tournament in 2010. I wonder why Qatar, of all places, beat out Japan, the United States, South Korea, and Australia. Overall, this was a very informative and engaging article.
Jhovany Ceballos • Feb 3, 2023 at 9:59 am
On January 11, Drew Hannon wrote an article titled “A World Cup Like No Other”. The article reminisces the memories when students were watching live World Cup games during school hours. The tournament originally was going to be active between June and July, but due to scorching hot temperatures during the summer in Qatar, it was postponed to November. This was my first World Cup I’ve ever experienced and I will say it was an amazing experience to see many talented players go head-to-head with each other. I was rooting for Mexico, but I didn’t have high expectations since prior to the world cup, Mexico’s coach decided to exclude star players from Mexico’s national team like Javier Hernandez, Mexico’s all-time leading goal scorer. Prior to this article, I didn’t know Qatar was the first Arab country to host the World Cup. Also, I didn’t realize countries had to bid to host the tournament in their homeland. I have a few questions regarding the bidding system. How much money did Qatar bid to host the 2022 World Cup in their homeland? What has been the highest bid in the tournament’s history? Thank you for introducing me to the bidding system. I will also be looking forward to the 2026 World Cup because I’ve heard speculations about it being played in North America.
Kirk McNagny • Feb 1, 2023 at 2:02 pm
On January 11, Drew Hannon wrote an article titled “A World Cup Like No Other.” This article talks about how much this latest World Cup has differed from previous ones. Prior to reading this article, I was not aware that the tournament had been postponed due to the heat during the summer. I do have some questions however, since I am not the most knowledgeable on this topic. How much money did Qatar pay FIFA to host the World Cup? Was Qatar penalized at all for retracting their promises made concerning foreign fans? Is this the first time that Qatar has ever qualified? I appreciate the attention to background information around the subject because it gives me a better sense of what is going on in the article. I also liked how peoples’ thoughts were included in the piece to show opinions on the information presented. The only suggestion is just slightly more specific details about the event and what led up to it. For the most part I just watched the games with the United States so this broadened my scope of understanding both the event and the differences from other events. Thank you for bringing this subject to my attention in more depth.
Kaylee Monrroy • Feb 1, 2023 at 1:44 pm
On January 11, Drew Hannon wrote an article titled, “ A World Cup Like No Other”. The article explains how back in 2010, Qatar won the bid for hosting the world cup. They won over countries such as the United States, South Korea, Australia, etc. However, Qatar was practically nonexistent, so they worked for many years to build a suitable soccer stadium with the capacity to hold thousands of soccer fans.They also created a football federation so they were able to have a team to represent them in the World Cup. Hannon continues to explain how there were complications prior to the World Cup. Originally, it was supposed to be played in the summer, however, Qatar had massive heat waves so it was postponed until winter of 2022. This posed a major problem because most of the players were still playing for their club teams, so the cross over between training for their club teams and their national teams injured many players, most likely due to them being overworked. Although there were obstacles in making the World Cup possible, it was like no other. Argentina came out on top with a spectacular win against France, however, all the teams that participated in the World Cup should be proud of themselves and their performance.
Armando • Feb 1, 2023 at 1:35 pm
The article mentions the main winner of the world cup for the people who didn’t know. One thing that I like is how they provided background information about the world cup synch as where it took place because they change the location every four years. Also the way they talk about the teams like what teams qualified and the nationality of it for the people who didn’t know what they were part of. Another part I found interesting was also the POV of the Millikan soccer boy’s coach on the world cup saying how the world cup was held in the winter where most of the players are in the middle of their season. The information in the beginning is the most helpful to a reader that doesn’t know much about it or needs a reminder of what happened. Something that was interesting that not even I knew was the 88,000 people at the stadium. I can also agree with one of their interviews from Lizette Catalan because Mexico was kind of expected to get knocked off the group stage they were playing in. He also explains why they started the event so late because of the heat wave they had in Qatar that was pretty bad for players to perform in.
Adrian Cheong • Feb 1, 2023 at 1:10 pm
On January 11, Drew Hannon wrote an article called “A World Cup Like No Other”. The article mentions how the World Cup was changed, so the tournament ended up being played in the winter. I was super disappointed by this fact, because a lot of my favorite players to watch, especially on teams like France, such as Benzema, Pogba and Kante, were unable to play because of injuries from their club season. Even one of my favorite forwards, Heung-Min Son, almost didn’t play because of a head injury while playing in the Premier League for Tottenham, and had to wear a “Batman” mask while playing. The article also addresses the United States’s performance in the World Cup, which was perceived to be better than expected. Considering not only the last World Cup, but the last two World Cups, the United States has failed to even qualify for the prestigious tournament, being a huge disappointment and embarrassment, as we usually are very dominant in many things, especially in sports. Although the team this year could have gotten farther in the tournament, bad coaching limited the full potential of the team, causing them to lose their game in the round of 16. However, this doesn’t diminish the fact that this is a huge step up in the right direction to competing and consistently getting further into the tournament, while building a solid squad foundation. Thank you for addressing such a wonderful topic.
Leonardo Mayorga • Feb 1, 2023 at 1:05 pm
On January 11, Drew Hannon wrote an article titled “A World Cup Like No Other” The article begins by summarizing the final game of the World Cup in which Argentina beat the defending French champions during penalty kicks. It goes on to explain the details of how Qatar was able to host such a huge event by outbidding bigger countries such as the United States, South Korea, and Australia, becoming the first Arab country to host the World Cup. The article then goes into the controversial topic of having the World Cup during the winter months of November and December, as opposed to its traditional summer schedule of mid June to mid July. This was due because of the fact that Qatar has major heat waves during the summertime. This was a very interesting fact that I had no idea about. In addition, I learned that before winning the bid to host the World Cup, Qatar has no relation to soccer. Having no major stadium, and not even having a national team to represent their country. By the time that the 2022 World Cup came around tho, this had obviously all changed. It;s crazy to think that the sport of soccer has left such a big impact on the world as a whole. Overall this was a very well written article that has taught me so many interesting things about the World Cup and soccer.
Andres Beltran • Feb 1, 2023 at 11:38 am
On January 11, Drew Hannon wrote an article titled “A World Cup Like No Other”. The article mentions how the 2022 World Cup had great influence on the sport and those watching it. I like how Hannon lists the number of teams throughout different regions of the world to show the diversity and large span of players going against each other for a large prize. Winning the World Cup is considered one of the most renowned achievements within soccer. Although it’s impossible for all teams to win a World Cup, Argentina and their fans were thrilled to see their triumph. Especially because it was going to be Lionel Messi’s last World Cup. I also like how Hannon states that there were some teams that had done better than before and were able to shock some fans. Although the US is mentioned as one of these teams, I think that Saudi Arabia shocked most people when they beat Argentina 2-1. As stated in the article, it’s important to note that the 2022 World Cup took place in a season different than usual. Not only did it take place in an Arab country for the first time, but further into the year rather than summertime. Despite some controversy regarding Qatar’s reputation and preparations for the event, it’s clear that this was a World Cup like no other.
Luis Chavez • Feb 1, 2023 at 11:22 am
On January 11, Drew Hannon wrote an article called ¨A World Cup Like No Other¨. The article brings up how the 2022 FIFA World Cup was unique compared to the rest of them in the past. Hannon did a great job explaining how the World Cup was different from others, for example, he mentioned how this tournament was hosted in an Arab country for the very first time. I would like to make some suggestions to this article. I noticed how you mentioned the underdogs of the tournament, which is always a good thing to bring up since there are always a few teams that surprise us. A team that should also be mentioned is the Moroccan national team. In the 2018 World Cup, Morocco ended their campaign very early, in the group stage, where they placed bottom of their table. In the 2022 World Cup, Morocco placed first in their group and made it to the semi-finals. They were the first African team to ever make it that far. They eliminated Spain and Portugal, two top tier teams with some of the greatest players in the sport. The Moroccan team was very impressive in 2022. I also agree with the statement that was made about the final, because that game is one to remember forever. I would suggest adding one more piece of information about the final and it is the hatrick of France’s Kylian Mbappe. Kylian Mbappe scored three goals, which is a hatrick, which never happens in a World Cup final. Mbappe became the second player to ever score a hatrick in the final, which is one of the reasons why this final was so exciting. Those are my only suggestions to the author, but other than that, everything is tip top. I also like the photo of students watching the World Cup on their chromebooks because everybody can relate to that. We were all focused on the World Cup instead of our classes. Thank you for sharing important information about the 2022 FIFA World Cup, it really wasn’t like the rest.
Ness Outler • Feb 1, 2023 at 10:59 am
On January 11, Drew Hannon wrote an article titled “A World Cup Like No Other”. The article talks about how big the 2022 World Cup was compared to others. It mentions that the final game of the World Cup was considered the best final in the tournament’s history, which I completely agree with and I am happy that Argentina won. I also like the pictures that show students watching the World Cup during their classes because I personally did this as well. It was super fun being able to watch the World Cup games at school and some of my teachers would even play the games or highlights on the projector. I am also on the Millikan soccer team so it was fun to be able to talk about the games with the players on the team. I also agree with what Schofield said about a lot of the players not being able to play because of injuries since the World Cup was being played in the middle of the players’ club seasons. I am also happy that the United States did so well, and that they were able to make it to the round of sixteen, and I am extremely excited for the 2026 World Cup especially since it is being held in North America. Thank you for writing about this topic.
Michael Bueno • Feb 1, 2023 at 9:07 am
On January 11, Drew Hannon wrote an article titled “A World Cup Like No Other”. The article talks about the 2022 FIFA World Cup which took place in Qatar, the first Arab country to host the World Cup. I really enjoyed the facts that were implemented in the article such as Qatar being the first Arab country to host the World Cup and why the World Cup took place way earlier than it was supposed to. I was not aware of these things so I enjoyed being able to understand more about this historical event. I also enjoyed learning more about Qatar. Before the World Cup, I had no knowledge of Qatar. I didn’t even know that it existed. I find that it’s remarkable how Qatar was able to build up their futbol federation for their nation. Having no national team, no professional team, and no stadiums, basically nothing, to hosting the World Cup, gaining popularity in 10 years is crazy. The World Cup was amazing to watch and it’s kinda crazy how we’ll never get to experience watching the World Cup at high school anymore. Although the team I was rooting for didn’t end up winning, I still enjoyed watching the tournament and I can’t wait for the next World Cup in 2026. I enjoyed this article very much.
Sarah Heng • Feb 1, 2023 at 9:06 am
On January 11th, Drew Hannon wrote an article titled ¨A World Cup Like No Other¨. The article mentions and talks about how different this World Cup compares to previous world cups. Within the article, it talks about how this World Cup was held during the winter versus during the summer which hasn’t been done before. The editor was able to incorporate different perspectives on the World Cup which was very insightful. We got different views from the Millikan boys soccer coach, and a regular student at Millikan. Included pictures within this article was very interesting as it showed students so eager to watch the games despite being at school. I really enjoyed the additional facts that the editor included within the article. It was very interesting to note that it was the first time the World Cup had been held in an Arab country. I also appreciate the fact that the Corydon Editor had covered a little bit of the history of Qatar and it´s experience with the tournament. I thought that the inclusion of explaining who won the World Cup and how it was won in the beginning of the article was very interesting. Overall, I thoroughly enjoyed how informative the article was as a whole.
Sarah Heng • Feb 1, 2023 at 9:04 am
On February 1st, Drew Hannon wrote an article titled ¨A World Cup Like No Other¨. The article mentions and talks about how different this World Cup compares to previous world cups. Within the article, it talks about how this World Cup was held during the winter versus during the summer which hasn’t been done before. The editor was able to incorporate different perspectives on the World Cup which was very insightful. We got different views from the Millikan boys soccer coach, and a regular student at Millikan. Included pictures within this article was very interesting as it showed students so eager to watch the games despite being at school. I really enjoyed the additional facts that the editor included within the article. It was very interesting to note that it was the first time the World Cup had been held in an Arab country. I also appreciate the fact that the Corydon Editor had covered a little bit of the history of Qatar and it´s experience with the tournament. I thought that the inclusion of explaining who won the World Cup and how it was won in the beginning of the article was very interesting. Overall, I thoroughly enjoyed how informative the article was as a whole.
Chris Benitez • Feb 1, 2023 at 9:02 am
The article discusses the past 2022 World Cup becoming a phenom in the school. The article goes over the many teams that participated in the tournament including 4 teams from North America including Mexico and the United States. Many students seemingly were rooting for the United States and Mexico. It is important to acknowledge why there was a new influx of students viewing the tournament in school. This surge of student viewing came as a result of the delaying of the event from summer to fall due to heat waves in Qatar. Many people disapproved of this delay as professional soccer seasons had already begun and many star players were injured and couldn’t participate including Karim Benzema, and N’golo Kante for France’s National team. Myself, I enjoyed being able to watch the games in class with my friends and root for my team. During the Mexico vs. Saudi Arabia game during the group stages it seemed as if everybody at lunch was watching and cheering. It was an experience like no other and something that probably won’t be replicated for a while.
Andrew Mena • Jan 31, 2023 at 1:32 pm
On January 31, Drew Hannon wrote an article called “A World Cup Like No Other”. This article reminds readers of the incredible FIFA World Cup which took place in Qatar at the end of last year and gives a brief history of its events before, during, and after its conception. One of the first things Drew writes about is its pushback to the end of November to December rather than its usual event date in June to mid July, due to the heatwaves which were occurring in Qatar in the summer. Before reading this, I assumed that the games were pushed back due to COVID-19 and the strict guidelines which were still in place in other countries. In addition to this, Drew also includes an interview with the Millikan soccer coach who explains the consequences of this delay, which includes the higher presence of injured players who were unable to play as a result of the club seasons which took place not long before the World Cup. This was also something I didn’t know before reading this article and now makes me wonder how the injured players must have felt knowing that they could no longer play in one of if not the largest sporting events in history because of a club match which normally would take place after these games. Must be a heartbreaking moment for these players. Drew also includes an interview with a Millikan student who proudly rooted for Mexico and yet was not at all surprised with their performance in the group stage. Not only was I humored by this interview, but I also resonated with it because I too am a proud team Mexico supporter, and although I was heartbroken by how close they were to making it out of the group stages, I can’t say I expected them to advance much farther if it did actually happen. Moving forward, Drew also writes about the fact that prior to hosting the World Cup last year, Qatar as a country had no soccer history whatsoever, and spent most of their preparation time developing a team and constructing the several soccer stadiums where the games took place, which I must say is not only extremely impressive for Qatar to accomplish, but also amazing at how far the sport of soccer reaches across the globe and is able to create communities and teams in places where it never even existed. Not only with all of these crazy unique events leading up to the 2022 Qatar World Cup, the heart-stopping ending to it all was the icing on the cake, with Argentina and France settling the score with the 5 penalty kicks each which decided their fate and made Argentina the rightful champions, along with the legend Lionel Messi, who was destined to win after announcing that this would be his last ever World Cup he would play in. Thank you Drew for bringing Millikan’s attention to the sport and reminding me of how absolutely amazing this event was, undoubtedly going down as the best World Cup to date.
Wiley Stroben • Jan 31, 2023 at 1:08 pm
On January 11, Drew Hannon wrote an article titled “A World Cup Like No Other” . I really enjoyed reading this article and would like to say how well this piece was written. This article covers the major parts of the World Cup and everything that led up to it happening. I think that you should have written more about some of the other popular teams such as Portugal and Argentina and tell their stories of them working to the end. I think that you should also add more of the famous players such as Mbappè and Ronaldo and their great success that they had in the World Cup this year. I think that you did a great job describing Qatar and what they did to be the first Arab country to host the World Cup and how impactful it was for their country to be able to host this kind of event. When thinking about the World Cup the first thing you think about is the finals which was the first idea that you stated which was a good idea because it allows for your audience to be pulled into the story and want to know about how both France and Argentina were able to get into the finals. Thank you for sharing such a great article about the World Cup.
Emmett Wechsler • Jan 31, 2023 at 1:07 pm
On January 11, Drew Hannon wrote an article titled “A World Cup Like No
Other”. The article talks about the 2022 World Cup for soccer as we call it in America. I have never been an avid soccer player or fan of watching the games, and didn’t watch many games of the world cup. The article did let me know some information about the games that I didn’t know previously such as how the American team didn’t even make it to the world cup the previous time, but this year made it to round sixteen. This article was very interesting to me as it tells smaller details that were not talked about nearly as much as the bigger things like what team won against who. These details included how it was the first time the World Cup was held in an Arab country for the first time and why it took place during winter instead of summer due to the high temperatures. I also enjoyed learning about the background information on how Qatar won the bid to host the tournament. Overall, this was a very interesting article and will definitely look more into soccer by the time the next world cup rolls around.
Faith Vergara • Jan 31, 2023 at 1:06 pm
Dear Corydon Editor,
On January 11, Drew Hannon wrote an article titled “A World Cup Like No Other” The article talks about the recent sporting event, The World Cup. The greatly appreciated sport had been celebrated this year throughout the tournament. Prior to the article, I had my own opinions on the sport, but have shown more appreciation towards it after seeing how passionate these fútbol players are towards their sport and how passionate all their fans were, it had me hooked watching the games in my free time. The writer mentions a few topics that were very interesting, for example I did not know that Qatar had to bid their way into getting the world cup to be held in Qatar. I liked how the writer mentions underdog teams as I found myself cheering for underdog teams like South Korea because watching players like Son Heungmin and Cho Gue-sung was very entertaining. From my understanding, although the Lusail Stadium seated 88,000 fans, tickets were very difficult to get and registration for the 2026 world cup in America has already begun. Thank you for speaking on this beloved sporting event and sharing facts about it.
Sincerely
Faith Vergara, Grade 11
Aaron Mata • Jan 31, 2023 at 1:03 pm
On January 11, Drew Hannon wrote an article titled “A World Cup Like No Other”. The article detailed the events of the World Cup, including the number of teams from each continent, the controversy over the tournament’s odd scheduling during the year, and the attempt of Qatar to foster its own football culture. I liked that Hannon used quotes from fans and the soccer coach regarding the World Cup as it feels the commentators have more of a connection to the event. I also enjoyed the breakdown of the home continents for each team and the controversy regarding the World Cup taking place in Qatar. I had no idea that the World Cup usually took place in the summer but was postponed due to heatwaves. Nor did I realize that professional soccer was non-existent in the host country. I was also surprised to learn that the U.S. was an underdog going into this competition. That surprised me because we are typically very successful in international sports. I think that the article could have been enhanced by talking to student fans of multiple teams. This could give us more insight into the personal connections that families have with their country’s soccer team. For example, I would’ve loved a quote coming from both fans of Argentina and France.
Luke • Jan 31, 2023 at 1:00 pm
On January 11, Drew Hannon wrote an article titled “A World Cup Like No Other”. The article describes this year’s World Cup as well as what it was like in our school. I liked that at the start of the article the writer described the World Cup final match. This included information such as the name of the stadium where it was held as well as the number of fans that attended. I did not know this information beforehand but I did know that the final ended in a win for Argentina in penalty kicks against France. I also liked the picture that was used at the start of the article showing students at our school watching the World Cup on computers. I know a lot of people here that did that including people who even watched on their phones. One thing that I found interesting in the article was the number of teams that qualified for the World Cup from each continent. I did not know the exact numbers of teams to make it in from each region of the world. One thing I wish the editor did more was explain about how the next World Cup is going to be in North America instead of just adding on a sentence at the end. Overall it was a very good article that I enjoyed reading.
angelika • Jan 31, 2023 at 12:54 pm
On January 11, Drew Hannonn wrote an article titled “A World Cup Like No Other.”
I am personally a huge fan of the World Cup, and professional soccer in general, so seeing an article written about it, is very exciting. However, not everyone is knowledgeable about this huge event, and I feel like your explanation at the beginning to catch people up, was very informative and concise. Also, I thought that it was very smart to have sources like a literal soccer coach have some comments within the work. It provides stronger support and greater credibility. I also like how you covered even the parts not related to soccer. For example, the Qatar section about why the games took place there, was very insightful. I have never heard of Qatar before, like you said, and I feel like your commentary was very relatable to me, and I am sure to many others. I also did not know that no World Cup has ever been played in the Winter before. That is a very interesting fact, but I wonder why this is the first. Overall, you did a very nice job on covering the World Cup. It explained, analyzed, and gave comments, amazingly.
Rolo Cruz • Jan 31, 2023 at 11:30 am
On January 11, Drew Hannon wrote an article titled “A World Cup Like No Other”. The article features the storm that overtook school during winter. Even knowing how big the World Cup is worldwide, I didn’t expect for a majority of students to watch the World Cup in school. It also shocked me to know and see that teachers would play the matches in their projectors during lunch or on their own teaching time. As the article mentions, despite all the controversy over the World Cup, it was still amazing to see electrifying crowds, and an extraordinary tournament overall. I, too, rooted for Mexico, but was not surprised to see how far they got. Growing up watching the World Cup was tradition for my family; We’d set aside plans to watch games, and gather with family to watch the Mexico matches. Despite the World Cup occurring during the winter and not summer, some games would be on the weekend which my family would watch with each other. It was still great to watch the World Cup again, despite all the different factors, and to watch the U.S. selection do so well. Additionally, it is very exciting to know that the United States is hosting the next World Cup.
Tyler Lao • Jan 31, 2023 at 11:04 am
On January 11, Drew Hannon Wrote an article titled “A World Cup Like No Other”. This article’s main topic was about the legendary World Cup that took place in Qatar in late 2022. As was mentioned in the article, this World Cup stands apart from those that came before. The first World Cup to ever be held in the winter and the first to be held in an Arab country. After receiving the hosting job in 2010, Qatar spent a lot of time and resources to both build a team and to create the many stadiums that could be seen during the games. My personal favorite being Stadium 974, one in which the majority of the building materials were large shipping containers. This is both aesthetically pleasing and good for the environment-something that was well received by the viewership. I personally didn’t watch as many games as others, but I was there for the riveting final game between France and Argentina. While I’m not the biggest fan of soccer, watching that final game felt equal if not better to watching an MLB playoff game. This article only makes me more excited for when the games are set to be held in North America in 2026.
Andrew So • Jan 31, 2023 at 10:59 am
On January 11, Drew Hannon wrote an article titled, “A World Cup Like No Other”. The article mentioned about the bid that occurred during 2010 in order to secure where to host the 2022 World Cup at. Before reading the article I had no prior knowledge about the bidding that happened during 2010. I’ve heard the World Cup this year attracted a lot of attention along with new fans for each country. I personally was rooting for South Korea/Japan to advance but they got knocked out during the qualifiers. According to the Millikan’s Boys Soccer coach, Jeffery Schofield, he said that most of the players are mainly injured or unable to play due to the season and with the club season that was going on. I do see the point in his words because my favorite player, Son Heung Min, had an injury and still was playing with the face masks supporting South Korea in the World Cup. It’s interesting that the World Cup is held in the winter season rather than the summer, which is weird to me also since it would mean more players would be able to play, and there would be less injuries this time around so the World Cup would be able to play at its finest. Thank you for showing me another perspective to the World Cup.
Zack Eastman • Jan 31, 2023 at 10:47 am
On January 11, Drew Hannon wrote an article titled “A World Cup Like No Other.” This article touches on the unique traits of this world cup specifically and how these personas made it a memorable tournament. I would like to agree, and add the fact this world cup was the best world cup since 2014. Although it was in the winter, to be the last world cup of legendary players such as Ronaldo, Messi, and Neymar whilst also highlighting the peak performance of upcoming legends such as Mbappe leads to a masterclass of a tournament. I personally enjoyed the mentioning of Qatar’s world cup bid in 2010, as I never knew that they had to build a soccer federation in the 12 years prior to their world cup. To add on to that information, one of the stadiums built in Qatar was actually built using crates and is mobile, meaning the stadium could be taken apart and rebuilt somewhere else easily. This world cup really was a sight to see. Thank you for the interesting article and nice throwback to this world cup season we just experienced.
Ari Farrell • Jan 31, 2023 at 9:53 am
On January 11, Drew Hannon wrote an article titled “A World Cup Like No Other” The article highlights facts about the 2022 World Cup that ended with Argentina achieving victory over France. I like how he harps on the surprising factors in the World Cup last year like the surprise USA team making it to the round of sixteen after failing to qualify for the previous world cup. Also, the fact that the world cup was in the winter that year instead of the summer like it usually is. I liked how he also interviewed the head boy’s soccer coach Mr. Schofield for his opinion on the odd world cup we experienced this year. It gives people in the soccer community the opportunity to share their opinions on the event that took place. Although there could have been a little more talk about some other Cinderella runs in the 2022 World Cup like Morocco making the Semifinals or Saudi Arabia defeating Argentina to start their group play. Other than that, this article was put together very well and highlighted some very important facts about the past world cup that made it very memorable for everyone who participated and viewed it.
Cole Jordan • Jan 31, 2023 at 9:37 am
On January 11, 2023, Drew Hannon wrote an article called ¨A World Cup Like No Other¨. I gained new insight from this article on the world cup even though I watched many of the important games and I am knowledgeable on Soccer. I had not known that the world cup is usually hosted during the summer. I also learned and connected my knowledge because the extreme heat waves in the summer caused the world cup to be rescheduled to be played in the wintertime. This also explains why many of the iconic players were missing from teams. It was the middle of their club season and players had more injuries than normal. I agree with an interviewer in the article junior Lizette Catalan as Mexico had an underwhelming performance. They should have called up Javier Hernandez, A.K.A Chicharito because Mexico didn’t have a goal scorer. Even though he is thirty-four Chicharito is a great finisher and was tied for leading scorer in the MLS season 2022. Mexico had two goals total for the group stage and would have definitely done better and scored more if they had someone who could easily tap the ball in. In the article I am thankful the author acknowledged how Qatar has advanced in order to be an acceptable host for the world cup. All the Qatar world cup stadiums have recently been built which is unusual for a world cup games.
Aiden Ankley • Jan 31, 2023 at 9:32 am
On January 11, Drew Hannon wrote an article titled “A World Cup Like No Other”. In the article it talks about how unique this year’s World Cup was because of its setting, the timing of the world cup but also that level of skill that was seen from all the different teams. Personally I never really got super interested in the World Cup but it was cool to see the US team make it pretty far. I also thought that what Hannon said about Qatar was really cool. To have a country go from having no soccer presence to hosting the World cup is crazy. Hannon also included some quotes from the soccer coach and a student here at Millikan. It was nice to hear what the more educated people around me thought of this year’s situation but it also gave me some insight as to how others must be feeling too. I know everyone was rooting for different teams and there was a lot of emotion involved in this tournament but I think at the end of the day when it came down to Argentina winning, everyone was still glad they got to watch such a high level of soccer being played. Thank you for sharing all this interesting information about the World Cup.
Trey Culwell • Jan 31, 2023 at 9:26 am
Dear Corydon Editor,
On December 20, Drew Hannon wrote an article titled “A World Cup Like No Other”. I really like how you decided to write about this topic. The World Cup was an exciting time with lots of upsets and crazy things that happened during the matches. I really liked how you explained to us readers that many different teams came from different continents all over the world and came to play to see which country is the best at the sport. I also like how you brought up that America was an underdog but was still able to make it to the round of 16. I am very excited that the next World Cup will be here in the United States because I will definitely be going to watch a game. I also really like the image that you put into the article, it shows the support that people have for their country. The finals between Argentina and France was a very crazy game with Argentina leading by 2 and France catching that lead and having a crazy ending to the game by going into penalty kicks. This was a great World Cup to be able to watch and thank you for writing this article about the World Cup.
Scottie Wells • Jan 31, 2023 at 9:24 am
On January 11, Drew Hannon wrote an article titled, “A World Cup Like No Other”. I do not know much about soccer but this article was a good read and I learned a little. Hannon’s list of all the countries that qualified for the Cup showed me how big soccer really is around the globe. Here in America, our major sports are football, baseball, basketball, and hockey. These sports mainly play nationally or regionally with hardly any contact with other countries, so being part of a country that participated in a global sports tournament is pretty cool. Another thing I liked about the article was that he described the unique circumstances of this year’s Cup. Hannon explained that this was the first year ever that the Cup took place in an Arab country, but that due to the heat in the summer (when the Cup usually takes place), it had to be pushed to the winter when it was not so hot. He also provided people’s differing opinions about the Cup which really gave the article credibility and eliminated any biases. Before I read this article, I didn’t know much about the game, and I still don’t know everything, but I am just a little more knowledgeable about it now.
Max Schlafke • Jan 31, 2023 at 9:22 am
On January 11, Drew Hannon wrote an article titled “A World Cup Like No Other”. The article mentions that Argentina ended up winning the 2022 World cup. They also mentioned that it’s considered to be the greatest world cup final in the tournament’s history. Prior to reading this article I did not know it was considered to be the greatest. There have been many very great world cup finals so it’s very interesting that the last one was the best ever. I also find it amazing that Qatar hosted it, being the first Arab country to host it. I also like how the soccer coach gave his opinion on the matter. I think it is great that Argentina won and that Lionel Messi got to win the trophy before his epic career came to an end. Where will the next world cup be held? In how many different stadiums will it be held? You mentioned that someone was not surprised by Mexico getting knocked out of the group stages. Do you think they will win the world cup anytime soon? Why do you think there are so many European countries competing compared to the other continents? Do you think the United States will win one in the coming tournament?
Madeleine Napalan • Jan 31, 2023 at 9:21 am
On January 11, Drew Hannon wrote an article titled “A World Cup Like No Other”. The article talks about the World Cup that just took place. It talks about who won, Argentina, where it was held, Qatar, and the teams that were participating in it. Where you wrote about the effect this had on Qatar was a great point and it makes you see how sports can bring people together. Also, another good part that you had was having some comments that other people made. Another thing that could also be used to enhance this, is adding a comment from someone that was rooting for Argentina and what winning this meant to them. I think another thing that was good that you put in there is talking about the USA and how this was a big moment since they didn’t qualify to the last one. Who do you think is going to win the next world cup? I think something else that could be added is a comment about how so many people at school tuned in to watch and sometimes teachers even played them during classes, this would add to how big of an event the world cup is. Overall this was a good article to showcase the world cup and give details for people that didn’t watch it.
Jason Parra • Jan 31, 2023 at 9:17 am
On January 11th, Drew Hannon wrote an article titled ¨A World Cup Like No Other¨ I love the picture towards the top of the article as it shows how important this world cup was as students were watching the world cup in their free time during class. Another nice little detail I’m not sure was intentional but it seems as if the friend on the left is looking at the screen on the right because that screen was more updated/live. I like the article as a whole mentioning how america went to the round of 16 and some history with america and some other teams as well as the country who hosted the event Qatar was a nice touch. However there was one thing that I feel could be improved upon which is the very beginning. Instead of mentioning that Argentina won at the very beginning you could include it later on as saying the final result of what happened in this sporting event I feel is not the greatest way to start off an article. Another thing that I liked about this article is the fact that you included someone wearing an Argentina flag because it ties to me personally as I saw lots of people wearing the flag in public once the game was over.