{"id":982873,"date":"2026-08-25T14:24:19","date_gmt":"2026-08-25T14:24:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/982873\/"},"modified":"2026-08-25T14:24:19","modified_gmt":"2026-08-25T14:24:19","slug":"high-school-football-team-from-charlotte-area-to-play-international-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/982873\/","title":{"rendered":"High school football team from Charlotte area to play international game"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text | article-text\">The video above is a live stream of WBTV and affiliated programming, and may not be directly related to the article below.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">HUNTERSVILLE, N.C. (WBTV) &#8211; A high school football team from the Charlotte-area is going international this week.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">The team from Ambassador Christian School in Huntersville will travel all the way to Ireland, where they will play Grapevine Faith of Texas this Friday, Aug. 28.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">The two schools <a href=\"https:\/\/www.globalfootball.com\/2026-global-ireland-football-tournament\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.globalfootball.com\/2026-global-ireland-football-tournament\/\">will face off<\/a> in the Global Ireland Football Tournament, which precedes Saturday\u2019s season-opening college football game between the University of North Carolina and Texas Christian University.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">In addition to the football team, Ambassador Christian\u2019s volleyball and cheer teams are also heading to Dublin.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">According to an Instagram story shared by the school\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/ambassadorchristianfootball\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/ambassadorchristianfootball\/\">football account<\/a>, the teams were set to leave on Tuesday, Aug. 25.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Kickoff for Friday\u2019s game in Dublin is scheduled for 10 a.m. EST, and will be streamed worldwide by Global Football.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Then on Saturday, UNC and TCU will get the college football season underway at noon EST. That game will be broadcast on ESPN.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Ambassador Christian School just opened in 2024, along Sam Furr Road, about five minutes off I-77.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">The school began its 2026 football season with a 21-14 road win over Mountain View Prep on Friday, Aug. 21.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"figure-img img-fluid mx-auto d-block\" fetchpriority=\"low\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"FILE -- The football team from Ambassador Christian School in Huntersville, N.C., will play in...\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/REVPZRGUQJFHJAV2WXV4VGC7M4.png\" width=\"980\" height=\"551\" \/>FILE &#8212; The football team from Ambassador Christian School in Huntersville, N.C., will play in Ireland on Friday, Aug. 28.(Erik Drost  \/ CC BY 2.0)<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Also Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wbtv.com\/2026\/08\/24\/high-school-football-coach-charlotte-suspended-season-begins\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.wbtv.com\/2026\/08\/24\/high-school-football-coach-charlotte-suspended-season-begins\/\">High school football coach in Charlotte suspended as season begins<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Copyright 2026 WBTV. 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