Even a bit of rain couldn't stop the 34 teams that came to Inverell for the start of the McDonalds Joeys Mini World Cup football tournament
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at Inverell on the weekend. Teams from the New England/north west, the north coast, Northern Rivers,
southern Queensland, Hunter Valley and even a side from New Zealand made the town home for five days this week.
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Action from the Mini World Cup at Inverell. Photo by Grant Robertson.
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Action from the Mini World Cup at Inverell. Photo by Grant Robertson.
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Action from the Mini World Cup at Inverell. Photo by Grant Robertson.
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Action from the Mini World Cup at Inverell. Photo by Grant Robertson.
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Action from the Mini World Cup at Inverell. Photo by Grant Robertson.
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Action from the Mini World Cup at Inverell. Photo by Grant Robertson.
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Action from the Mini World Cup at Inverell. Photo by Grant Robertson.
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Action from the Mini World Cup at Inverell. Photo by Grant Robertson.
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Action from the Mini World Cup at Inverell. Photo by Grant Robertson.
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Action from the Mini World Cup at Inverell. Photo by Grant Robertson.
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Action from the Mini World Cup at Inverell. Photo by Grant Robertson.
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Action from the Mini World Cup at Inverell. Photo by Grant Robertson.
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Action from the Mini World Cup at Inverell. Photo by Grant Robertson.
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Action from the Mini World Cup at Inverell. Photo by Grant Robertson.
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Action from the Mini World Cup at Inverell. Photo by Grant Robertson.
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Action from the Mini World Cup at Inverell. Photo by Grant Robertson.
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Action from the Mini World Cup at Inverell. Photo by Grant Robertson.
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Action from the Mini World Cup at Inverell. Photo by Grant Robertson.
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Action from the Mini World Cup at Inverell. Photo by Grant Robertson.
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Action from the Mini World Cup at Inverell. Photo by Grant Robertson.
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Action from the Mini World Cup at Inverell. Photo by Grant Robertson.
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Action from the Mini World Cup at Inverell. Photo by Grant Robertson.
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Action from the Mini World Cup at Inverell. Photo by Grant Robertson.