The German club members anxiously stand on the sidelines at the LT World Cup while carefully watching their other club members play. All of the sudden, the ball slides past the opposing goalie’s hands and the fans erupt in loud cheers, rushing onto the field.

“You think that you are at the Pepsi Showdown Final,” Jacob Brown ’16 said. “It’s a lot of fun.”

This year was the second annual LT World Cup and it was held after school on Friday, Oct. 2, German teacher Karen Hoobyar said. The LT World Cup began one year ago when the German Club wanted to do something in light of the German soccer team winning the international World Cup. They decided to make a soccer competition between six different foreign language clubs that mimics the World Cup.

“[The LT World Cup] is so much fun,” Hoobyar said. “Some of these clubs have never had an opportunity for club competition or club spirit and there is this competitive atmosphere that attracts a bunch of soccer players that wouldn’t normally come out to a club.”

For this event, Bennett field is split up into three smaller fields and there are three different rounds of games, she said. Whichever team wins the most games out of the three wins the golden squirrel and that team possesses it until the next World Cup.

“It’s a great way to get into club activities going on and meet some new people, have some fun and win the golden squirrel,” Brown said.

The golden squirrel is the trophy of the tournament, Brown said. Last year, Hoobyar wanted him to try to find something shiny and ironic to use for the prize.

“I went to five different places and I couldn’t find anything but then later Ms. Hoobyar said she had found something and once I saw the golden squirrel I knew it was perfect,” he said.

The World Cup, although it has only been around for two years, has had a great showing of soccer fans.

“If you did not get to come out this year, come out next year because even if you do not get to play, it’s a great event to spectate,” Hoobyar said.