The Manx International Football Alliance's Ellan Vannin side had its final meeting last night, before setting off for the ConIFA World Cup on Saturday.
The competition takes place in Ostersund, Sweden, and features 12 teams from around the world.
It's gaining quite a bit of international coverage and publicity, with the association's Facebook page attracting over 20,000 likes.
Ellan Vannin will have group matches against Nagorno Karabakh - a region of Azerbaijan - and a side representing the French county of Nice in the tournament.
Those matches take place on Sunday and Monday respectively.
MIFA Chief Executive Malcolm Blackburn says it's a challenge the squad is up forClip 1
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