The Unity World Cup is an international
football
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competition contested by
Christian
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national men's teams.
Its name, ''unity'', shows its will to ''unite'' the different Christians during a sports event.
It is organized with the help of the John Paul II Foundation for sports.
Its inaugural tournament took place in
Goa,
Hyderabad
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and
Bangalore
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(
India
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) in 2014 and involved eight national teams.
The second edition took place in
Bogota (
Colombia
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) in 2016, with ten teams involved.
The next competition will be played in Egypt in 2018.
First edition: Goa 2014
Eight nations participated.
Teams
Group A
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Group B
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The Nigerian team won the tournament.
Second edition: Bogota 2016
Teams
Group A
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Group B
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Brazil won the tournament.
References
Christianity and sports
Non-FIFA football competitions
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