The World Game

Celebrate the diversity of the World Cup and encourage your class to think creatively, get active and broaden their perspectives on how sport can drive social change worldwide.

Within this resource you will find:

• Fun, practical and creative ways to introduce your students to football – the world game,
• Activities differentiated for Foundation to Year 2, Years 3 to 6, and Years 7 to 10,
• Profiles and case studies of people and organisations using football to make a difference,
• A dedicated section tied to SBS’s 2026 World Cup coverage, including live match activities and tournament tracking,
• Ways to explore Australia’s multicultural society through football,
• Connections to languages other than English through football terminology and cultural investigations, and
• Materials suitable for Health and Physical Education, English, Geography, Mathematics and Digital Technologies.

SBS Learn would like to advise Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples that this resource may contain images, voices or names of people who have passed away.

SBS Learn provides free Australian Curriculum-aligned digital learning resources for teachers and educators.

This resource was originally developed in 2018 and substantially revised by SBS Learn in 2026.