From Denmark, the F.C. Copenhagen Dream Team has been selected as a participating team at the Genuine Cup in Houston, USA – one of the world’s largest inclusion tournaments – which also has the Grundfos Foundation as one of the main sponsors.
With support from the Grundfos Foundation’s Community Engagement Grant, the FCK Dream Team team’s trip to the USA is documented, while Grundfos employees are actively involved in the run-up and execution of the tournament.
Hosted at Rice Stadium in Houston, the Genuine Cup is more than a game. It’s a platform for visibility, opportunity, and inclusion on a global stage.
With the grant to he FCK Dream team activities, the Grundfos Foundation will thus be the first donor to F.C. Copenhagen’s new non-profit association ForKBH. The association ForKBH was founded by F.C. Copenhagen with the aim of using football to create community and inclusion for those who are excluded. Now the association has received its first contribution to a concrete inclusion project.
Local support from Grundfos volunteers
As a prelude to the departure on 27 July, a training match will be played between voluntarily committed Grundfos employees and Dream Team in Parken in Copenhagen on 17 July 2026.
“This project shows in the strongest way how sport can create cohesion and great experiences for young people who are all too often outside the communities that many take for granted. With the Grundfos Foundation’s financial support and the commitment of our employees, we are proud to support an initiative that both gives Dream Team an unforgettable experience in the US and at the same time can inspire new opportunities for inclusion in football,” says Morten Bach Jensen, Divisional CEO of Grundfos and trainer of the Grundfos team.
Employees from Grundfos Americas HQ in Houston will help the tournament run smoothly by joining volunteer teams focused on preparation, logistics, tournament operations, events, or general team support.
The commitment is rooted in Grundfos’ DNA as a socially responsible and inclusive workplace – a company that for years has used the unifying power of sport – from employee events to professional sports engagements – to create unity across the board.