The Homeless World Cup Foundation uses football to change lives and tackle homelessness.

A world without homelessness.
That’s the goal.

BUY A SEAT at the impact stadium. HELP CHANGE A LIFE.

Take your seat at our virtual stadium and support our 75 Member Countries, reaching more than 200,000 people each year.

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300 MILLION PEOPLE ARE HOMELESS

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.

Homelessness is a global issue but change is possible.

£115 can change A life.

MAKE A DONATION TO THE HOMELESS WORLD CUP
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One person. One programme. One pathway forward.

[1] 1.7 million people is the number of people reached by our global network since 2003
[2] UN Habitat [2025]
[3] Annual average cost for a participant to take part in a Member Country programme

The 21st Homeless World Cup

17 - 23 JANUARY 2027

Mexico CIty 2026

Zócalo SQUARE

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4-a-Side
GOALS GALORE
Rolling Subs
14 Minutes

wHAT IS THE HOMELESS WORLD CUP?

Watch our explainer film to find out why this is a tournament like no other.

GLOBAL HOMELESSNESS

Want to get better understanding of this global problem?

Global homelessness statistics

We have collected the latest available statistics on the challenges faced by people around the world.

 MAILING LIST

Are you enjoying Korea Republic v Czechia at the FIFA World Cup? It's the first time the two nations have met before in an official fixture ⚽ The Seoul 2024 Homeless World Cup had a lot of first moments for us 🏆 It was the first time the tournamen
Today Mexico will take on South Africa in the opening game at the FIFA World Cup - Mexico is the most successful nation at the Homeless World Cup - winning the men's title 6 times and the women's title 9 times 🇲🇽 Meet the man behind the team - Da
31 Homeless World Cup Member Countries will have a nation competing at the FIFA World Cup 2026 🌍⚽ From Brazil to Mexico. Canada to Egypt. USA to England. Over the next 39 days, we’ll be sharing another side of the global game through the sto
From tomorrow, the world will focus on 16 stadiums with a combined capacity of more than 1 million seats 🌍⚽ We need to fill 115,000 seats at our virtual Impact Stadium to help change 5,000 lives. And if just one in ten seats from the combined capa
Did you watch The Beautiful Game on Channel 4? Want to know what the real tournament is like? It’s bigger and better than you could have ever imagined 🙌 Support The Homeless World Cup and buy a seat in our Impact Stadium 🏟️ Take a seat. C
📢 One one hour to go until The Beautiful Game airs on Channel 4, making its UK network debut. Inspired by the real Homeless World Cup and starring Bill Nighy, the film tells a story of football, hope, second chances and belonging. But behind the f

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