In pictures: A Palestinian girls football team takes to Mexico
‘There were many moments that I didn’t think I would be here’: Street Child World Cup 2026 saw young people from 20 countries gather in Mexico City to make their voices heard

Last week, young people from 20 countries came together in Mexico City for the Street Child World Cup 2026. Organised by the non-profit organisation Street Child, which works with children from some of the world’s lowest-income and most disaster-affected countries, the event showed that sport can be a powerful avenue for cultural exchange and political advocacy. It was about giving children and teenagers with “a significant connection to the streets, whether throughhellip;
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