II SO Central American and Caribbean Football Tournament 2018

In 2018 we will experience the passion of football with the Special Olympics II Central American and Caribbean Unified Football Tournament. From June 1 to 10, 2018, Guatemala City will welcome around 200 Special Olympics athletes with and without intellectual disabilities from 12 countries. This second version will be developed under Special Olympics Unified Sports, a program that joins people with and without intellectual disabilities on the same team. It will follow the Gold Cup format of the Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF).

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