Since 2010
The Street Child World Cup
Football as a platform to change the way the world sees and treats street-connected children. Ahead of the world’s biggest tournaments, we bring young people together to compete, create and demand their rights — declaring to the world: I am somebody.
Recap from our most recent SCWC
Explore Mexico City 2026Three pillars
More than a tournament
Football
A World Cup for street-connected young people — where every team is a platform for their story and every match a stand for their rights.
Arts
A global arts programme co-created with the players, turning lived experience into murals, film, photography and performance that travel beyond the tournament.
Congress
Young leaders from every team come together to debate, draft and deliver a collective call to action on the rights of street-connected children.
Our journey
A global movement, edition by edition
From Durban in 2010 to Mexico City in 2026, the Street Child World Cup has travelled the globe ahead of the world’s biggest sporting events.
The most recent World Cup
Mexico City 2026
28 teams from 20 countries came together in Mexico City — competing, performing and presenting their demands to those in power. Read the full recap, meet the teams, and follow the #IAmSomebody Tour.
Stand with street-connected children.
Your support powers the football, arts and advocacy programmes that turn one tournament into lasting change for young people worldwide.