“FIFA Unified World Cup Football Tournament- 2013” sponsor by Grameenphone

Special Olympics Bangladesh team has qualified for the most prestigious “FIFA Unified World Cup Football Tournament”, which will be held in Brazil on 2014.

24 teams from all over the world will be playing in “FIFA Unified World Cup Football Tournament, Brazil” in 2014. Grameenphone is the proud sponsor of Special Olympics Bangladesh national team from 2007.
Special Olympics Bangladesh team beat South-Asian powerhouse India 1-0 in the Semi-Finals on June 19, 2013 at Bangkok, Thailand. Final match will be held on, 20th June and both the final teams from this Asia Pacific region will be playing in Brazil at FIFA Unified World Cup Football Tournament.
Team Bangladesh went to Thailand on 14th June to play “Special Olympics Asia Pacific Unified Football Qualifier”. They had a goalless draw against Pakistan in their first match. In the second match they were beaten by strong Thailand 0-1. In goal difference, Bangladesh reached to the Semi-Finals and outplayed strong India 1-0 where 4 players from Under-19 Indian national team played for India.
Special Olympics Bangladesh National team is playing in this qualifying tournament for the first time in the history of Bangladesh where other countries are playing for last 4-5 years. In Unified Football maximum 4 normal players are allowed to play alongside the mentally challenged players.