Dialogue:

Messi and the 2022 Qatar World Cup

dialogue 1

Jingjing: Mark, did you ______ any of the FIFA games ______?

Mark: You know, I wish______.　It's amazing that Morocco got into ______.　I heard plenty on the news about FIFA this year, and the final match.　I'll definitely ______.

Jingjing: This was the first time ______ hosted the World Cup.　There's a lot to talk about there.

Mark: That's ______.　But since the final match is so recent, let's ______.　Had you ever heard of the Moroccan team before this year?

Jingjing: You know, I actually had.　Thirteen years ago, I heard about the Mohammed VI Football Academy in Salé and found out a little more about it for______ I was doing on infrastructure and______.

Mark: That was ______ of the 2008 Beijing Olympics, with plenty to find out about, in terms of ______.　Is it ______football academy to be opened in Morocco?

Jingjing: It was named after King Mohammed VI, who______.　We can see how that one multi-million-dollar investment ______, because several of the top Moroccan players this year ______.

Mark: That's a good thing to know.　A lot of people ______ Morocco.

Jingjing: They were ______.　______ have been from Europe and South America.　Morocco is ______ to come from one of the other ______.

Mark: If football really becomes ______, it'd be good to see ______ from more parts of the world.

Jingjing: ______ other parts of the world, what about North America ______?　What are your thoughts?

Mark: Ask me about that ______, if you like.　I feel like we've______ talking about Messi.

Jingjing: That's a story that finally ______.

Mark: It couldn't have ______ for everyone involved.

Jingjing: It ______ if Messi, after telling everyone that this was his last World Cup, had left Qatar ______.

Mark: Every few years, there's______ about who is or was______ of all time.　I think that's settled for at least ______.　Messi had plenty of other victories and needed this one like ______.

Jingjing: I'm sure he ______ than that, Mark!　Why don't you______?

Mark: I will.　I'm glad to talk about ______.

dialogue 2

Jingjing: Mark, now that Argentina ______ World Cup, ______does that give them in total?

Mark: This year is ______.

Jingjing: You haven't been ______, then.

Mark: Like I said, I'm planning to ______.　______ the final game—if you don't mind—so I know what to look for.

Jingjing: So, Argentina had ______.　Then they ______.　Then they got a ______.　By the end of the fourth ______, they lost that too.

Mark: So, time ran out with ______.　How was it decided?

Jingjing: ______.

Mark: Is that______ for a team to win?

Jingjing: I think so.　And I think it might be______ than with a single goal —— near the end of the game.　You know, a lot of final goals go in on ______.　Penalty kicks take a lot more ______.

Mark: So, what you're saying is that this way of winning ______, more than just Messi.

Jingjing: That's ______.　Still, Messi did plenty to______.　Looking back over the whole ______ this year, he made ______-.

Mark: ______ for Argentina throughout all this?

Jingjing: It just ______.　A lot of people were ——— in Morocco.　But after the semifinals, it was just ______ of France ———— behind one of the goals and everyone else in the stadium ______ Argentina.

Mark: Wow, that sounds almost like ______ for Argentina.

Jingjing: It just goes to show that ______.

Mark: Yeah, right.　I will take a look at the highlights and probably ______.　I want to see _____ with my own eyes.

Jingjing: Anyway, ______, and doesn't have to ______ the Copa Americana as his ______.

Mark: He's ______ from that______ with a love for football.

Jingjing: It's really______.

Mark: I ______Messi's going to do next.

Jingjing: He's not going to ______—not yet anyway.　He said he'll ______ Argentina.　But this is his ______ World Cup.　Next time around, he'll ______.

Mark: ______.　Hopefully we'll keep ______.

new words and phrases

take in <something> / take <something> in:

this time around:

a piece:

inaugurated:

walk me through <something>:

a fluke:

home game: