The national “Team of Hope” won 4 points on the second day of the Homeless World Cup 2024 – the world football championship for homeless people in Seoul, South Korea. The Bulgarian team ended in a draw – 6:6, in regular time, against the England team, after which lost on penalties. Thus “Team of Hope” took one point from the match, and the English won two. In their second match of the day, the national team beat Germany 9:2.
During the day, 2 derbies were played in group A, which also includes the Bulgarian team. The South African team, which defeated reigning world champions Mexico on penalties on the first day of the World Cup, lost 2-4 to Egypt today. In their second match of the day, however, the Egyptians fell to the Mexicans 1:2 with a goal in the last seconds of the match.
The leader in Group A after the first 2 days of the Homeless World Cup 2024 is England’s squad with an asset of 8 points, followed by Mexico and Bulgaria with 7 points each.
Tomorrow “Team of Hope” will meet the hosts from South Korea at 7:40 a.m. Bulgarian time on pitch 1, and at 10:20 a.m. Bulgarian time they face France on pitch 3. The matches from the Social World Cup are broadcast live on the free platform for FIFA+ video content.
This year’s Homeless World Cup is being held under a new system with one group stage, in which the 36 participating teams are divided into 4 groups and they all play each other once. Only the first two teams from the final ranking in each group continue in the top 8 of the championship. The third and fourth play for the distribution of seats from 9 to 16, and so on.