World Record
A global football moment — together
On 6 June 2026, the football community came together to break the official Guinness World Record for the most people simultaneously juggling a football - just five days before the FIFA World Cup kicked off.
But this wasn’t just about breaking a record. Across 43 venues, seven countries and four continents, thousands of fans, freestylers, creators, clubs and grassroots communities showed up to send a message: the future of football depends on protecting the places where it is played.
We timed this around the World Cup as a reminder that, before the stadiums, the crowds of spectators and the global stage, football begins on local pitches, in parks, cages, streets and community spaces — the places where people first fall in love with the game, build confidence, find community and learn to play.
They are also among the places most exposed to extreme weather. And those places are already under pressure. Extreme heat, flooding, wildfires and poor air quality are cancelling matches, disrupting training and making it harder for communities to play. This record attempt was a show of football’s power to bring people together — and a reminder that protecting the game means protecting where football lives.
Funds raised through the attempt and the wider campaign will support grassroots communities to adapt to extreme weather, helping keep the game playable wherever it’s played.
We timed this around the World Cup as a reminder that, before the stadiums, the crowds of spectators and the global stage, football begins on local pitches, in parks, cages, streets and community spaces — the places where people first fall in love with the game, build confidence, find community and learn to play.
They are also among the places most exposed to extreme weather. And those places are already under pressure. Extreme heat, flooding, wildfires and poor air quality are cancelling matches, disrupting training and making it harder for communities to play. This record attempt was a show of football’s power to bring people together — and a reminder that protecting the game means protecting where football lives.
Funds raised through the attempt and the wider campaign will support grassroots communities to adapt to extreme weather, helping keep the game playable wherever it’s played.
Where Football Lives supports Football for the Goals
Where Football Lives is a campaign convened by Count Us In.
CUI – Count Us In Limited is registered in England under company number 13199784, and operates as Count Us In under charity number 1195686.
CUI – Count Us In Limited is registered in England under company number 13199784, and operates as Count Us In under charity number 1195686.