56 teams confirmed for Seoul 2024 Homeless World Cup
| Denmark are among 42 countries which will play at the Seoul 2024 Homeless World Cup. Image: Anita Milas
South Korea’s capital will host the 19th edition of the tournament.
56 teams from 42 countries will compete to be crowned Homeless World Cup Champions
Mexico Men’s and Women’s teams ranked #1 in this year’s tournament
All games from the Seoul 2024 Homeless World Cup will be streamed live on FIFA+
56 teams from 42 countries will take part in the 19th edition of the Homeless World Cup at Hanyang University, Seoul from Saturday 21st September – Saturday 28th September.
The Seoul 2024 Homeless World Cup will host 450 players in September who have experienced homelessness, they will represent their country on the global stage and compete to be crowned Homeless World Cup Champions across 8-days of football.
Alongside the announcement of teams coming to Seoul, the first time the Homeless World Cup has been held in Asia, the Homeless World Cup Foundation also announced the official rankings for the Seoul 2024 Homeless World Cup.
In August, this year, FIFA signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to support the Homeless World Cup Foundation. As part of the MoU, FIFA and the Homeless World Cup Foundation have agreed to jointly broadcast all games from the event on FIFA+, FIFA's streaming platform, while FIFA have also supplied material and equipment, including medals, kit, footballs and trophies for this year’s tournament.
It is free to attend the Seoul 2024 Homeless World Cup, as well as 8-days of fantastic football on display at the city’s Hanyang University, the Seoul Vegan Festival will also be held across the opening weekend (21st – 22nd September) and Finals Day of the tournament will be on Saturday 28th September.
|Image: Anita Milas
The Cities Ending Homelessness conference will also take place at the University on Wednesday 25th September. Cities Ending Homelessness is an initiative with an ambitious aim - to bring together policy makers, social innovators, those with lived experience and academics from across sectors to discuss how to end homelessness.
The Seoul 2024 Homeless World Cup is the first tournament since this year’s release (March 29th) of Netflix’s The Beautiful Game, which introduced the Homeless World Cup and the tournament’s global impact to a worldwide audience.
Mel Young, Homeless World Cup President and Co-Founder, said: “Since 2003 we have proved that the power of football can change lives and through our annual tournament and our partnerships across the world, we are committed to tackling and ending homelessness.
“Everyone at the Homeless World Cup Foundation, the Seoul 2024 Local Organising Committee, our Member Countries and our loyal supporters across the world are now eagerly counting down the days until the start of the Seoul 2024 Homeless World Cup.
“56 teams and 450 players will come together at Hanyang University to celebrate the positive change football has made in their lives but to also play some wonderful and competitive football, creating lifelong memories and friendships along the way. We can’t wait for the tournament to start!”