Four players with past or current experience in Scotland's Homeless World Cup squad were also invited along free of charge.

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"This is our fifth tournament and we've never had this experience before, " said Kat Byles, a spokeswoman for the Homeless World Cup.

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The Homeless World Cup is an annual competition that aims to use football as a way to maximise social impact for the players involved - socially excluded, homeless people and people living in poverty.

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