Chile and Mexico were amongst the 42 nations taking part in this year?s Homeless World Cup in Santiago, with 12 women?s teams. The street soccer ? style tournament for homeless men, women and youth ran from Sunday, October 19 through to today?s final on Sunday, October 26.
Women?s Homeless World Cup 2014 Match Report
Chile won 4 ? 3 in an incredibly tense match which saw both teams being given blue cards ? sent off for two minutes. Denise Silva, Chile Women?s Captain, fired the ball low into the net for the championship winning goal. The hosts have consistently played excellent football throughout the entire tournament and fully deserved the trophy.
About the Homeless World Cup
Street Soccer organisations currently operate in 74 nations across the world with an accumulative reach of 100,000 each year. The Homeless World Cup is the final stage of the year-long programmes offering an alternative to a life of isolation, gangs, addictions and homelessness.
President and Co-founder of the Homeless World Cup, Mel Young explains, ?The Homeless World Cup is a culmination of all that hard work and we have many success stories of our players? progression routes out of poverty and their journey to re-join society.
?With more than 80% of players returning to full-time accommodation, education and employment after taking part in the Homeless World Cup, they are literally transformed by the experience of representing their nation.?
Homeless World Cup 2015 will take place in Amsterdam in September.
Participating Teams for Chile 2014
Men?s Teams
Argentina, Austria, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Canada, Chile, Costa Rica, Czech Republic, Denmark, England, Finland, France, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Kyrgyz Republic, Lithuania, Mexico, Namibia, Netherlands, Northern Ireland, Norway, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Scotland, South Korea, Slovenia, Sweden, Switzerland, USA and Wales.
Women?s Teams
Argentina, Brazil, Chile, England, Hungary, India, Mexico, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, the USA and Wales
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