Seoul, South Korea /
The men’s and women’s teams of Mexico they won the Homeless World Cup this Saturday in Seoul, a competition that for the first time It was held under the umbrella of FIFA.
The men’s team defeated England 6-5 in the final, shortly after your pair women beat Romania 5-2 to take the trophy.
Several members of the women’s team, with flags of their country, entered the field to hug his male teammates shortly after the victory of these against the English.
The men’s podium was completed by Lithuaniawhile the selection of Poland finished in third position in the women’s tournament.
This tournament has been held since 2003 and for the first time it was organized in Asia.
The tournament is presented as a way to improve the lives of the homeless and gave rise to a documentary starring Bill Nighy, as well as a South Korean film released in 2023 with the title “Dream.”
In this edition, The tournament brought together 52 teams from 38 countries and it was the first time that It was organized under the auspices of FIFA and his World Cup of the Homeless Foundation.
“FIFA is delighted to contribute, because we share the vision of the Homeless World Cup Foundation that football is a force for good,” congratulated the head of the organization Gianni Infantino last month, on the occasion of the start of the tournament.
FIFA was in charge of supplying the trophies and medals and broadcast the matches for free through its FIFA+ platform.
In this tournament, two teams of four players each face each other, in two seven-minute parts.
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