The Homeless World Cup Foundation uses football to change lives and tackle homelessness.
A world without homelessness.
That’s the goal.
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Football can change a life.
Buy a virtual seat and help someone experiencing homelessness rebuild their life through football.
The 21st Homeless World Cup
Mexico CIty 2026
Zócalo SQUARE
17 - 23
JANUARY 2027
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Change a life.
The Homeless World Cup Foundation is built on one simple belief:
football can change lives.
Since 2003, we’ve supported over 1.7 million people to rebuild their lives through football.
Across our global network of 75 Member Countries, players move forward into employment, education and stable housing.
300 million people face absolute homelessness worldwide
Homelessness is a global issue affecting millions of people but
change is possible.
£115 can change someone’s life.
One person. One programme.
One pathway forward.
[1] The figure 1.7 million people is the estimated number of people reached by our global network since 2003
[2] UN Habitat [2025]
[3] £115 is the average cost for a participant to take part in a member country programmeGLOBAL HOMELESSNESS STATISTICS
Want to get better understanding of this global problem? We have collected the latest available statistics on the challenges faced by people around the world.
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FIFA exists to govern football and to develop the game around the world.
Since 2016, the organisation has been fast evolving into a body that can more effectively serve the beautiful game game for the benefit of the entire world.
In August, 2024, FIFA signed an Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Homeless World Cup Foundation.
As part of the MoU, FIFA and HWCF have agreed to jointly broadcast the event on FIFA+, FIFA's streaming platform, while FIFA will also supply material and equipment, including medals and trophies.
You can read more on the special partnership here:
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Genius Sports works with some of the world’s biggest leagues, federations, brands and broadcasters to power the modern sports ecosystem, including the NFL, English Premier League, LigaMX, EA Sports, DAZN and ESPN. Alongside its work across global sport, the company continues to expand its commitment to social impact, employee engagement and community-driven initiatives.
As part of the partnership, Genius Sports will support the Foundation’s global fundraising and awareness activity through a new supporter engagement campaign. The partnership will also include employee initiatives aimed at supporting the Foundation’s work across its international network of 75 Member Countries.
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FIFA+ is a free digital platform provided by FIFA that offers a wide range of football content, including live matches, archived World Cup content, original documentaries, and interactive games. It aims to connect fans globally with the sport they love.
FIFA+ streamed all the games from the Seoul 2024 Homeless World Cup and in Oslo, they will be streaming all the action from pitch one in Norway’s Capital.
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Football Unites the World is a global movement to inspire, unite and develop through football. It brings people together, all over the world, to celebrate the beautiful game.
It represents the commitment of those who live football – be they players, coaches or fans – to shape our communities and society.
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ScorePlay is your best-in-class media solution that provides an automated architecture to centralise, distribute, and classify your digital assets, whether photos, videos, or live broadcasts.
ScorePlay supported the Homeless World Cup at the recent Oslo 2025 tournament.
For Sports. By Sports.
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Since 2015, the Homeless World Cup has proudly partnered with world leading synthetic turf manufacturer Act Global who supply our annual tournaments with their Extreme Turf.
Act Global is the FIFA Preferred Producer for Football Turf, FIH Preferred Supplier and World Rugby Preferred Producer.
Act Global will provide the turf for the Seoul 2024 Homeless World Cup.
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UEFA has been a key partner of the Homeless World Cup Foundation since its founding in 2003 and one of the organisation’s largest contributors.
In addition to financial support UEFA support and celebrate World Homeless Day alongside the Homeless World Cup Foundation and contribute to maintaining and improving relationships between UEFA’s National Associations and the European Homeless World Cup Member Countries.
UEFA’s aim is to support and highlight respect and inclusion in sport of Football through its partnership with the tournament.
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FIFPRO, the World’s Football Player’s Union has been a strong supporter of the Homeless World Cup Foundation since 2015.
In addition to supporting our organisation with funding, FIFPRO also sponsor the FIFPRO Fair Play Awards during each Homeless World Cup Tournament, aimed at recognising players who display the values of Fair Play and embrace the spirit of the tournament.
FIFPRO member unions are also supporting some of our local street football organisations in Bulgaria, India, Israel, Norway, England, Ireland, Scotland, Sweden and Switzerland.