arehomelesscompete.Theeventhasbeenheldannuallysince2003.

Itwasattheendof2001thatMelYoung,afamousexpertinthemediaindustry,cameupwiththeidea

oftheHomelessWorldCup.18monthslaterthefirsteventtookplaceinAustria.Itwassuchasuccessthat

peopledecidedtodomore.

Therearesomeinterestingandspecialrulesoftheevent.Forexample,players(maleorfemaleatleast

16yearsold)musthavebeenhomelessatsometimeafterthepreviousyear'sWorldCupormaketheirmain

livingincomebysellingnewspapersinthestreetorbeasylum(政治避难)seekers.Anyonecantakepart,

regardlessofhisorherabilities.

Thereareatmost4playersperteamtocompeteinthefield.Gamesare14minuteslong.

In2007,48nations,500playerstookaonce-in-a-lifetimeopportunitytorepresenttheircountriesfortrue

spiritandgloryinCopenhagen,Denmark.Thewinnerin2007wasScotland.The2008HomelessWorldCup

tookplaceinMelbourne,Australia.Andin2009itwasheldinMilan.ThelatestHomelessWorldCupwas

heldinRiodeJaneiro,BrazilinSeptember2010.Paris2011HomelessWorldCuptakesplaceAugustfollowed

bytheMexicoCity2012HomelessWorldCup.

Thesuccessofthecompetitionhasbeenintwoaspects-toattracttheworld'sattentiontotheproblemsof

homelessnessandalsotohelpparticipantsliveabetterlife.

AccordingtoasurveybytheHomelessWorldCupOrganizationafter2006HomelessWorldCup,92%of

theplayershadanewmotivationforlife,93playerssuccessfullygotridoftheirdependencyondrugsand

alcohol,44%improvedtheirhousingsituationand72%continuedtoplayfootball.

B.TheHomelessWorldCupwasheldeveryotheryear.

C.Thehostcountryofthe9thHomelessWorldCupwasAustralia.

D.Anyone