Migrants waiting at US-Mexico border blow off steam with soccer


  • World
  • Saturday, 05 Aug 2023

Migrants waiting to cross into the United States participate in the Copa America Migrante soccer tournament, with teams representing the shelters where they live, in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico August 3, 2023. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez.

CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico (Reuters) - The ball flies. The teen runs and heads it straight into the net.

"Goaaaaal!" the Guatemalan team cheers as it scores another point against the Colombians.

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