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The 10th anniversary of the Homeless World Cup annual tournament will take place at the historic Plaza de la Constitución, Zócalo, from 6- 14 October 2012.

Nations competing at the 2012 event include reigning champions Scotland, hosts Mexico, 2010 winners Brazil and teams from as far as Australia, Ghana and Japan. They will be joined by a number of debut teams including new Homeless World Cup partners Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria and Moldova; Vietnam and Pakistan.

The Women's Homeless World Cup held simultaneously with the main competition will feature home favourites Mexico, former champions Brazil and two tournament debutants in the form of Hungary and Nigeria.

Mexico City 2012 Homeless World Cup (56 nations):
Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Canada, Chile, Costa Rica, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, England, Finland, France, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Guatemala, Haiti, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Ivory Coast, Japan, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Mexico, Moldova, Namibia, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Norway, Pakistan, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Scotland, Slovenia, South Africa, South Korea, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine, USA, Vietnam, Wales, Zimbabwe.

Mexico City 2012 Women’s Homeless World Cup (16 nations):
Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, England, Hungary, India, Kyrgyz Republic, Mexico, Netherlands, Nigeria, Norway, Paraguay, Scotland, Uganda, USA.

Combating the issue of homelessness
Mel Young, President Homeless World Cup: "We are delighted to build on the momentum of our first decade with a tournament that welcomes the highest number of players in our history. In these critical times, it is more important than ever that we continue to spread awareness to combat the global issue of homelessness."



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