Stateless Football World Cup
Nalini Sivathasan meets the players and teams in this summer's international football tournament for countries that don't officially exist.
No South Asian team qualified for the World Cup finals in Russia. But for some British Asians, that doesn't matter. Another global football tournament is underway and they're in with a chance of lifting the trophy.
Also known as the 'rebel' world cup, the CONIFA finals have been staged in London this year and includes teams like Northern Cyprus, Tibet and Western Armenia.
Panjab FA represent parts of eastern Pakistan and northern India and are one of the favourites.
The squad's British-born Indians and Pakistanis, Muslims, Hindus and Sikhs, say that this competition is more than just about football. For them it's a way of connecting with their Punjabi roots and instilling pride among the millions of Punjabi-speaking diaspora around the world.
The 蜜芽传媒 Asian Network's Nalini Sivathasan follows them as they try to win the world cup few have ever heard of.
Picture Credit: CONIFA.
