The tournament will take place on the iconic Rådhusplassen (City Hall Square) over eight days in August, with the exact dates to be announced later this year. The event will be hosted by The Salvation Army in Norway with the full support and backing of the government and the city of Oslo. 

The global event made a hugely successful return last year with the 2023 Homeless World Cup in Sacramento (the 2020, 2021 and 2022 tournaments were cancelled due to the pandemic) and this year's tournament will be held in the capital of the Republic of Korea, Seoul, from 21-28 September. 

Oslo hosted the Homeless World Cup in 2017, a year after Glasgow 2016 and next year the tournament will return to the Norwegian capital, the first time the tournament has been held in Europe since the Cardiff 2019 Homeless World Cup. 

The Oslo 2025 Homeless World Cup will welcome 500 players from around the world to compete for their country in a world-class sporting spectacle that celebrates the power of football to change lives and shape attitudes towards the global issue of homelessness. 

Mel Young, President and Co-Founder of HWCF, said: "We are thrilled with the news that Oslo will host the 2025 Homeless World Cup. It will be our second time in Norway and we can't wait to work with the Organising Committee, our member country and partners in Oslo for the preparations. 

"We are excited and encouraged to announce the host of next year's Homeless World Cup before the 19th edition takes place in Seoul later this year. Working on the Oslo 2025 Homeless World Cup will allow us to ensure that we are in the best position to maintain the wonderful momentum and sustained global interest in the tournament and the Homeless World Cup Foundation that we are currently experiencing. 

"We are also in preliminary discussions with a host city for the 2026 Homeless World Cup, which is an incredible position to be in and further confirms the tournament as a desirable proposition and permanent fixture in the major sporting event industry," he concluded. 

Trygve Slagsvold Vedum, Norwegian Minister of Finance, said, "We are looking forward to next year's celebrations. We'll be cheering on the Norwegian players as they represent their country - they're fantastic! I hope we can sing the national anthem at the opening ceremony and after the final." 

"It's fantastic that Norway will be host the World Cup for the Homeless in 2025 and that The Salvation Army in Norway is taking on the responsibility of being the host country. What's so wonderful is that this is about the true joy of sport. It's about achievement, it's about belonging, and that's what the joy of sport is all about," he added. 

Knut Haugsvaer, from The Salvation Army, Project Manager for the Oslo 2025 Homeless World Cup, said, "Once again we are hosting the Homeless World Cup, and what a joy it is! When we did it before it was a great success, and now it will be even better. The hard work starts now, but volunteers are knocking on the door, budgets are approved and The Salvation Army in Norway is stepping up to ensure to all participants a grand welcome." 

The Seoul 2024 Homeless World Cup will see 49 nations and 64 teams compete over 8 days in September in a festival of football, friendship and culture between the best homeless footballers and teams from around the world.