Next Saturday, March 9, at 11:00 a.m., at the Virgen del Carmen Cultural Center, the group draw will be held for the qualifying matches to qualify for the final of the II “Ciudad de Torrevieja” Football World Cup. organized by the departments of International Residents and Coexistence and Integration, and sponsored by AGAMED and SC Costablanca CF.
The II World Cup “Ciudad de Torrevieja” under the motto INTEGRATION THROUGH SPORT , will take place on March 16 and 17 in the Sports City of Torrevieja. The qualifying matches will be held on Saturday, March 16, from 9:30 a.m. to 9:30 p.m., and on Sunday, March 17, the finals will be held from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. and, later, the presentation of trophies.
Teams made up of players from a total of 10 countries will participate in this edition: Spain, Paraguay, Colombia, Ecuador, Cape Verde, Romania, Ukraine, Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay.
The Mundialito will be played in the 7-a-side football format, applying the corresponding regulations and regulations.
The tournament will feature the presence of several folk groups from these countries, who will perform during breaks, as well as the presence of several local associations that will support their teams at all times.
It is through sport where public powers have found a very powerful instrument to transmit personal and social values to citizens, since it is admitted that its incorporation into behavioral habits provides great benefits and improvements in people's quality of life. . Likewise, it is also an appropriate instrument to promote a more inclusive society, to fight against intolerance and racism, violence, alcohol abuse or the use of narcotics; Sport can contribute to the integration of people excluded from the labor market.
The Torrevieja City Council works to ensure that sport contributes, to a large extent, to the creation of these values and, above all, to the achievement of the main goal, which is INTEGRATION.