World Student Games. 25th Universiade Beograd 2009

[HarpoJoyce]

The World Student Games, Belgrade 2009. The biennial football tournament starts June 30th and lasts until July 10th.

http://www.ub2009.org/dokumenta/pdf/raspored%20takmicenja%20eng/football.pdf

The squad was announced recently
http://www.thirdlevelfootball.ie/cfai/news/item/193/irish-team-for-world-university-games-announced/

Billy Brennan, John Dinnen, Pete McMahon and Graham Rusk all made the squad. The squad includes Dundalk's goalie Ryan Coulter, Ciaran Boyd of Cliftonville, Oisin McMenamin (Finn Harps) and Mark Surgenor (Ballymoney utd.) who has already played for the North's Regions Cup team in March. They just missed out on progression to this month's group stage.

Ireland are sending a Mens and Womens side. The women finished fourth two years ago in Bangkok, while the men finished 13th. All the games will be played in and around Belgrade, one dissapointment is that there are no double-headers bar the Final day when the Women's and Men's Final take place in FC Partizan's Stadium in Topcider.

[Schumi]

France, Hungary and Japan in our group. Sounds reasonably tough but I don't know what countries are usually strong in this competition.

[pineapple stu]

That's the women!

We have Italy, Uruguay and Korea.

[HarpoJoyce]

France, Hungary and Japan in our group. Sounds reasonably tough but I don't know what countries are usually strong in this competition.

You have your priorities right.

I used to feel countries with National Service and a large student population was the optimum formula to produce a mature squad. At least an older average age gaining one advantage. DRK (North Korea) seemed to have the best of both conditions.

[pineapple stu]

Ireland lose 1-0 (http://www.rte.ie/sport/other/2009/0630/ireland_uruguay.html) to Uruguay in game 1. Billy, Graham Rusk and (former Student) John Dineen all played.

[Poor Student]

Dineen's gone? I thought he was highly rated.

Edit: Nevermind, saw the other thread.

[HarpoJoyce]

29th Universiade/World University Games Taipei 2017

Ireland Women drew 0:0 with Mexico in Hsinchu City south of Taipei. A three team group with Canada who IRL play on Sunday. 9:00 am kick off time.
Top two proceed to quarters, the third team still play out 9th-13th ranking matches.

Ireland Men take on France at 12:30pm this lunchtime. France beat the Irish Colleges & Universities side 3:2 in Epinay recently as part of both teams preparation for the Universiade.

FAI Third Level Football facebook page expect to stream all the Football LIVE.
https://www.facebook.com/faithirdlevelfootball

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