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Sacred Heart’s top football team will test themselves against the world’s best in the Czech Republic this year.
The first XI team will depart on May 15 to contest the International School Sport Federation’s World Schools Championships in Prague.
They’re the first New Zealand team to ever compete in the tournament and will take on the best high school sides from football-powerhouse nations like Germany, Brazil, France, and Belgium.
Lead by current New Zealand U17 coach Danny Hay, the Sacred Heart boys will match up against 23 other school teams with the hope of making the nation proud.