The Gaza Strip has kicked off its own version of 'World Cup Football' to highlight the humanitarian crisis in the Palestinian coastal silver under a tight blockade.
The opening ceremony of the two-week Gaza World Cup was held in the Gaza stadium in Gaza City on Sunday with a match between the "Italy" and "Palestine" teams. The Italian side beat the Palestinian outfit 1-0 in the opener.
Most of the teams are named after international football powerhouses like Brazil, Spain and France to simulate the real FIFA World Cup in South Africa in 2010.
The competition is meant to highlight a three-year blockade that has prevented most of the tiny territory's 1.5 million residents, including athletes, from being able to travel abroad, the event's organizer Patrick McGrann said on Sunday.
Some 16 teams of local and foreign players have taken part in the contest to win a trophy made out of twisted metal and rubble from last year's war with Israel.
The squads have a small contingent of foreigners from these countries - mostly international aid workers who are based in Gaza.
The Gaza's World Cup is free and open to the public.
Source: PressTV.
Link: http://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=125275§ionid=3510211.
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