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Ensign College hosted a FIFA World Cup celebration Thursday, a week before the tournament is scheduled to kick off in Mexico, and a day before play in the U.S. and Canada begins. <\/p>\n

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Students were invited to represent their home country by wearing their jersey to a watch party held on campus in Salt Lake City. And the energy was befitting the world\u2019s biggest sporting event.<\/p>\n

With a student body made up with more than 40% foreign students, the commons area at Ensign was filled with a wide array of jerseys, namely from Argentina, Brazil, Mexico and Ecuador.<\/p>\n

The football-loving students played minigames like soccer pong, a penalty kick game, flag matching and World Cup trivia as they listened to music and ate food.<\/p>\n

What are students most excited for?<\/h3>\n

Tadi Schuba from Zimbabwe said she is excited to watch all the games.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m planning to watch all the games,\u201d she said. Her home country has never made the World Cup, but she says she hopes that can one day change.<\/p>\n

\u201cI hope one day (Zimbabwe) can make it to the World Cup, because I love to watch soccer. I go to Real Salt Lake with my cousins and my uncle, and we always watch all the games there, and it\u2019s just a fun sport for me to watch.\u201d<\/p>\n

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