Homeless World Cup
Annual association football tournament organized by the Homeless World Cup Foundation / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Homeless World Cup is an annual association football tournament organized by the Homeless World Cup Foundation, a social organization which advocates the end of homelessness through the sport of association football. The organization puts together an annual football tournament where teams of homeless people from various countries compete.
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Founded | 1999 |
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Region | Worldwide |
Number of teams | 999+ |
Current champions | M: Chile (3rd title) W: Mexico (8th title) |
Most successful team(s) | M: Mexico (4 titles) W: Mexico (8 titles) |
Website | http://www.homelessworldcup.org/ |
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The tournament was first held in 1999, and in 2008 it added a women's competition. From 2010 onwards, all tournaments have featured both men's and women's teams.