What is Homeless World Cup?
[[File:Homeless World Cup logo.jpg|thumb|The Homeless World Cup logo]] The '''Homeless World Cup''' is an [[association football|football]] competition for [[homeless]] people all over the world. Starting in 2003 in [[Graz]], [[Austria]], the competition brings together homeless people with the aim to end homelessness. ==Rules== Anyone can play, male or female, as long as they are at least 16 years old. They must also have been homeless at some point after the previous year's World Cup, work as a street [[newspaper]] seller to earn money or be [[asylum seeker]]s. A team of 4 players play, with 3 outfield players and 1 [[goalkeeper]]. 4 substitution players are allowed. A team gets 3 points for a win. If a match ends in a draw, it is decided by [[penalty shootout]] and the winning team gets three points and the losing team gets one point. Games are 14 minutes long, in two seven-minute halves. The field is 22m (long) x 16m (wide). ==History== [[File:Homeless World Cup 2007 Copenhagen players.jpg|thumb|Players at the Homeless World Cup 2007]] Since 2003 the competition has taken place in: * [[Graz]], [[Austria]] - 2003 * [[Gothenburg]], [[Sweden]] - 2004 * [[Edinburgh]], [[Scotland]] - 2005 * [[Cape Town]], [[South Africa]] - 2006 * [[Copenhagen]], [[Denmark]] - 2007 * [[Melbourne]], [[Australia]] - 2008 * [[Milan]], [[Italy]] - 2009 * [[Rio de Janeiro]], [[Brazil]] - 2010 * [[Paris]], [[France]] - 2011 * [[City of Mexico|Mexico City]], [[Mexico]] - 2012 * [[Poznań]], [[Poland]] - 2013 * [[Santiago]], [[Chile]] - 2014 * [[Amsterdam|Amsterdam, Netherlands]] - 2015 * [[Glasgow|Glasgow, Scotland]] - 2016 *Oslo, Norway - 2017 *Mexico City, Mexico - 2018 *Cardiff, Wales - 2019<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-49071184|title=Cardiff 2019: Football's Homeless World Cup 'can create change'|date=27 July 2019|website=BBC|access-date=13 August 2019}}</ref> ==''Kicking It'' documentary== The 2006 Homeless World Cup was the filmed as part of a [[documentary]] called ''Kicking It''.<ref>{{Cite web |u