2024 Homeless World Cup to be held in Seoul for the first time in Asia

(1)2024 Homeless World Cup to be held in Seoul for the first time in Asia
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(1)OSEN= Reporter Noh Jin-ju. Scenes from the movie Dream are expected to be seen in Seoul
(2)The Korea Football Association Football Love Sharing Foundation and Big Issue Korea announced on the 18th that they received news from the Homeless World Cup Foundation that Seoul has been selected as the venue for the 19th Homeless World Cup in 2024
(3)Seoul is Asia’s first host since 2003 when the Homeless World Cup began
(4)The Homeless World Cup is a global social innovation international soccer tournament that contributes greatly to positively changing the lives of vulnerable participants and creating positive attitudes and perceptions to solve the social problem of housing poverty through ‘football.’
(5)The Homeless World Cup was known in Korea as the movie Dream, which was released in April, starring director Park Seo-joon and IU Dream is based on the true story of the first Korean team composed of Big Issue salesmen participating in the 2010 Homeless World Cup
(6)Mel Young, president and co-founder of the Homeless World Cup Foundation, said, “We are very happy to host the 2024 Homeless World Cup in Seoul. Seoul is the 16th largest capital in the world, and Korea has a strong soccer fan base and culture This is the first time in Asia since the start of the tournament. We have proven over the years that the life of a homeless person can be changed through the power of football We want to connect the 70 Homeless World Cup member states again to address and end housing poverty around the world.”
(7)The specific venue and date of the 2024 Seoul Homeless World Cup will be officially announced on the website of the Homeless World Cup Foundation in January 2024 Candidates such as Hanyang University’s Grand Stadium are being discussed and are scheduled to be held in October next year