▁the ▁Sy rian ▁team ▁among ▁the ▁program ▁participants , ▁and ▁the ▁visit ▁of ▁Sy rian ▁children ▁to ▁the ▁events ▁in ▁Milan ▁was ▁an ▁important ▁step ▁towards ▁over coming ▁the ▁human itar ian ▁isol ation ▁of ▁the ▁country . ▁The ▁Arab ic ▁sports ▁editor ial ▁board ▁of ▁the ▁international ▁television ▁channel ▁Russia ▁Today , ▁with ▁the ▁support ▁of ▁the ▁Sy rian ▁Football ▁Federation , ▁shot ▁a ▁document ary ▁film ▁" Three ▁days ▁without ▁war " ▁about ▁the ▁children ▁particip ating ▁in ▁the ▁project . ▁On ▁September ▁ 1 4 , ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁more ▁than ▁ 7 , 0 0 0 ▁people ▁visited ▁the ▁film ' s ▁premi ere ▁in ▁Dam asc us . ▁ ▁Football ▁for ▁Friend ship ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁ ▁The ▁ven ue ▁for ▁the ▁International ▁Children ' s ▁Social ▁Project ▁Football ▁for ▁Friend ship ▁ ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁was ▁St . ▁Petersburg ▁( Russ ia ), ▁ ▁and ▁the ▁final ▁events ▁were ▁held ▁here ▁from ▁June ▁ 2 6 ▁to ▁July ▁ 3 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁particip ating ▁countries ▁increased ▁from ▁ 3 2 ▁to ▁ 6 4 . ▁For ▁the ▁first ▁time , ▁the ▁Football ▁for ▁Friend ship ▁Program me ▁was ▁attended ▁by ▁children ▁from ▁Mexico ▁and ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁Thus , ▁the ▁project ▁un ited ▁young ▁players ▁of ▁four ▁contin ents ▁— ▁Africa , ▁E uras ia , ▁North ▁America ▁and ▁South ▁America . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁fifth ▁season ▁the