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This rare and beautiful floating football pitch (pictured above), is located in a village called Ko Panyi, a fishing village in Phang Nga Province of Thailand.
The pitch was first built from old scraps of wood and fishing rafts by children who were inspired by the 1986 FIFA World Cup.
After making it to the Semi-final on an inland tournament, the whole village were inspired to take up the sport. They built a brand new pitch, although the wooden one still remains and is popular among tourists

This post was last modified on November 30, 2018 1:37 pm

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