The Street Child World Cup in association with Save the Children is a global movement for street children to receive the protection and opportunities that all children are entitled to.
Gilberto Silva, FIFA World Cup winner with Brazil and member of Arsenal’s 2003-04 “invincible” team, has been encouraging the teams of children from 19 countries at the Street Child World Cup.
Over 230 children from 19 countries will participate in a girls’ and a boys’ football tournament, a festival of arts and a participatory conference for children’s rights.
Egyptian players pose with Brazilian former football player Jose Roberto Gama de Oliveira aka Bebeto (yellow) during the second edition of the Street Child World Cup in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on April 1, 2014.
In 2014 the beautiful game returns to its spiritual home: Brazil. In March, ahead of the FIFA World Cup the second-ever Street Child World Cup will take place in Rio de Janeiro, uniting teams of street children from up to 20 countries, drawing from
The Street Champions who have come from being blamed, ignored and victimised, are now the stars of the Maracanã.
A pile of mild stimulant drug Khat llies beside the wreckage of a Fokker 50 cargo plane after it crashed into a building on take-off at Kenyatta International Airport, in Nairobi, Kenya on Wednesday, July 2, 2014. (Photo: AP)
The trip was a chance for the players to enjoy their time in Brazil, and reflect on how much they had achieved simply by being here. The Street Champions have come from being blamed, ignored and victimised to being the stars of the Maracanã.
Before they visited the Maracanã the Street Champions also visited Cristo Redentor, one of the world’s most iconic monuments, with stunning views over the whole of Rio.
Over the summer the stars of world football – Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, Neymar, etc – will be battling for the chance to play at the Maracanã stadium in the FIFA World Cup final. But today the stadium hosted a different sort of footballing
Star of the show was 15-year-old Raziq Mushtaq, who bagged eight goals to leave the Indian defense in tatters. "I am very happy to score eight goals. I have always dreamed of being a footballer," beamed Raziq.
Not a cricket bat in sight. Instead, a taste of the "Maracana" atmosphere as Pakistani and Indian street children met Tuesday at the Street Child World Cup in Rio. The result, a thumping 13-0 win for the Pakistanis, was immaterial, team delegations
Renato Rocha, of Nós de Morro and formally the Royal Shakespeare company, directed the opening ceremony, which opened with an athletes parade to the soundtrack of the official Street Child World Cup anthem: I am Somebody. Seen here: Team India at
Representational Photo (DC archives)
The 2014 Street Child World Cup, organised in association with Save the Children, exploded into life with the official opening ceremony enjoyed by a capacity crowd at the Lonier Maracanã.