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Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi, left, walks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, while reviewing an honor guard during an official welcome ceremony at the presidential palace in Carthage, near Tunis, Tunisia, Friday March 3, 2017. Merkel visits Tunisia as she tries to press North African governments to better cooperate in Europe's efforts to fight Islamic extremism and illegal migration. (AP Photo/Hassene Dridi)
Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi, left, walks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, while reviewing an honor guard during an official welcome ceremony at the presidential palace in Carthage, near Tunis, Tunisia, Friday March 3, 2017. Merkel visits Tunisia as she tries to press North African governments to better cooperate in Europe's efforts to fight Islamic extremism and illegal migration. (AP Photo/Hassene Dridi)

Tunisia, Germany strike new immigration deal

SEOUL: Mexico won both the men’s and women Homeless World Cups on Saturday in Seoul, in an event partnered by FIFA for the first time. Mexico’s men beat England 6-5 in the final at Hanyang University in Seoul, shortly after the women’s team secured a 5-2 victory against Romania.

The country’s women players, some carrying Mexican national flags, rushed on to the field to embrace their teammates after the men’s team secured their victory. Lithuania were third in the men’s event, while Poland took bronze in the women’s. This year’s tournament was the first edition hosted in Asia since it began in 2003.

Billing itself as helping participants change their lives for the better through football, the Homeless World Cup sparked a feel-good documentary starring Bill Nighy, plus a 2023 Korean movie called “Dream”. This year’s tournament featured 52 teams from 38 countries worldwide and was the first since FIFA signed an agreement to partner organizers the Homeless World Cup Foundation.

“FIFA is excited to contribute, because we share the view of the Homeless World Cup Foundation that football is a force for good,” FIFA president Gianni Infantino said last month. FIFA, as well as providing trophies and medals, streamed the event free on the FIFA+ platform. There was free admission to matches, which comprised two halves of seven minutes. — AFP

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