Team Pakistan off to Greece to participate in Socca World Cup

Karachi: Pakistan Socca Team Wednesday left for Crete, Greece to participate in the second edition of Six-a-side Socca World Cup, which will run from October 12 to 20.

Pakistan has been placed in Group ‘H’ along with Slovenia, Germany, Hungary and Romania. Pakistan will open their World Cup campaign with a match against Slovenia on October 14. The team will then take on Romania on October 15. On October 16, Pakistan will clash with a strong Germany team, which won the inaugural edition of the Socca World Cup last year in Portugal. In its last group match, Pakistan will take on Hungary on October.

The semifinals, third place play-off and the summit clash will be played on October 20. The closing ceremony will also be held on the same day.

The team will get the opportunity to practice and acclimatize in Greece before the mega small-sided football tournament begins. The UK based head coach Kevin Reeves will join the team in Crete meanwhile assistant coach Gohar Zaman has also left from Musqat to join the team in Crete.

Squad: Muhammad Ali, Shaban Hussain, Irfan Khan, Ali Haider, Kareem Keraye, Shahab Raza, Daniyal Mirza, Meeran Saifi, Affan Siddiqi, Habib ur Rehman, Mohammad Waheed, Hassan Bashir, Yousuf Butt.

Team officials: Syed Ishaq Shah (COO Leisure Leagues), Zabe Khan (Manager), Syed Sharoze Rizvi (Assistant Manager), Kevin Reeves (Head Coach), Gohar Zaman (Coach).