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World Cup Madness

You're a soccer player on your national team at a World Cup soccer game. It's an elimination game. The game has been intense and is tied 0-0. It comes down to the final play and the ball is yours. Do you make it? Miss and send to a shootout? Write this scene, but here's the catch: There's something on your mind that's distracting you and must be incorporated into your thought process while trying to score the goal.

You're a soccer player on your national team at a World Cup soccer game. It's an elimination game. The game has been intense and is tied 0-0. It comes down to the final play and the ball is yours. Do you make it? Miss and send to a shootout? Write this scene, but here's the catch: There's something on your mind that's distracting you and must be incorporated into your thought process while trying to score the goal.

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