The FIFA Men’s World Cup 2026 is about to kick off. We spoke to Ehsan Popal and Daisuke Mizukoshi from Sydney, who run a programme sending Australian children to football camps in Japan, about Japan-Australia exchanges through grassroots football and cross-cultural understanding fostered by the World Cup.
Stream all 104 matches of the FIFA World Cup 2026™ live and free on SBS On Demand, with full replays, mini matches and highlights available throughout the tournament.
Listen to SBS Japanese Audio on Tue, Thu and Fri from 1pm on SBS 3.
Replays from 10pm on Tue, Thu and Sat on SBS1.
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