As the Homeless World Cup men’s qualifying rounds move into the group stage and the women’s qualifying stage reaches its peak, over 70 matches will take place in George Square today.
It’s all to play for as Ireland go into the next stage of the 2016 Homeless World Cup top of their group with 14 points .
Ireland will face off against Hungary in Group B at 11:30 AM on pitch 2 later today. Hungary are ranked 20th for the 2016 tournament.
In 2015, Hungry gave a strong performance in the second round earning the Hungary men’s team a place in the Life Goals Cup, a fourth tier trophy. With 62 goals scored throughout the week, they finished in 29th place IN 2015.
Team Ireland reached 2nd place in the Salvation Army Cup last year – in the second tier of the tournament – where they lost the final to Bulgaria 6 to 4. The Irish team achieved 10th place in the overall competition last year.
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Published 13/07/16 by Mark McCluskey