WATFORD'S youngsters arrived in Northern Ireland yesterday (Sunday) for the opening ceremony of the prestigious Milk Cup tournament and they are now preparing for their first game this afternoon.
The Golden Boys are taking part in the Junior section, which sees Under 15 sides compete.
The Hornets have been drawn against Co. Down today and will kick off at 3.30pm.
They will then face Qatar's Aspire tomorrow, again kicking off at 3.30pm
Dependant on results, teams then go through to various stages of the competition on the Wednesday.
There are 24 teams in Watford's age-group, including the likes of Chelsea, Everton and Spartak Moscow.
Nick Cox, Assistant Academy Manager Under 12-16, is overseeing the team in Ireland and we'll be hearing from him throughout the week.
Score updates will follow as well here at www.watfordfc.com.
Here is the full Watford squad in Northern Ireland.
Beau Amos
Dominic Ball
Jazzi Barnum-Bobb
Bobson Bawling
George Byers
Jamie Calvin
Philip Dearman
Kamaron English
Ali Hamid
Ryan Hope
Alex Jakubiak
Jorrell Johnson
Craig Manderson
Justin Marrah
Alex Moss
David O'Connor
Stephen Richards
Dereece Vanderhyde
Daniel Wilks
LET WATFORD BE THE PERFECT HOST