National amputee soccer teams from England, Haiti, and the USA will meet for an amputee soccer tournament June 1 – 3 in The Woodlands, Texas.
The tournament is part of each team’s run-up to the Amputee Soccer World Cup scheduled for 24 October to 5 November, 2018 in for in Guadalajara, Mexico.
Each team will play four matches in the round-robin tournament, fielding a mixture of seasoned veterans and developing talent.
Haiti and Team USA met several times over the past year while Team England is coming off a first place finish in a recent tournament with Ireland and Poland.
The tournament is being presented by the American Amputee Soccer Association, the Lone Star Amputee Football Club, and the Houston Dynamo-Dash Training Academy.
All matches will be held at the Gosling Sports Fields at 4055 Marsico Place Woodlands TX 77384. All are invited. Admission is free. The match schedule is:
| Day | Time | Home | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| Friday, June 1 | 5:30PM | Opening Ceremony | |
| Friday, June 1 | 6:00PM | USA | Haiti |
| Friday, June 1 | 8:30PM | Haiti | England |
| Saturday, June 2 | 10:00AM | USA | England |
| Saturday, June 2 | 6:00AM | Haiti | USA |
| Saturday, June 2 | 8:30AM | England | Haiti |
| Sunday, June 3 | 9:00AM | USA | England |
| Sunday, June 3 | 11:30AM | Closing Ceremony |
As in previous visits of the Haitian amputee soccer team, Operation Go Quickly (http://goquickly.org) will arrange prosthetic, dental and eye care for the Haitian team.