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QUIZ: How well do Jaxsons know soccer?

By Will Brown
Published on November 22, 2022 at 9:13 pm
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The men’s World Cup kicked off in the Middle East for the first time this week, as host nation Qatar lost 2-0 to Ecuador in its first match.

The tournament is welcoming the U.S. men’s national team after an eight-year absence. The Americans tied Wales 1-1 on Monday.

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Ahead of Friday’s match against England, test yourself to get up to speed on the World Cup — including its ties to Jacksonville.

Friday’s match kicks off at 2 p.m local time.

author image Reporter email Will Brown is a corps member with Report for America, a national service program that places journalists into local newsrooms. Will Brown is a reporter and photographer focusing on issues related to race and inequality, as well as sports and photography. He originally joined Jacksonville Today as a Report for America corps member. Will previously reported for the Jacksonville Business Journal, The St. Augustine Record, Victoria (Texas) Advocate and the Tallahassee Democrat. His accolades over his nearly 20-year career include photography for the Health News Florida’s national Murrow Award-winning series “Committed: How and Why Children Became the Fastest Growing Group Under Florida’s Baker Act.” Brown is a graduate of Florida A&M University and has a master’s from the University of South Florida. In his spare time, he enjoys reading and soccer. He lives in Clay County with his wife and son.

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