US EditionFIFA co-workers break Guinness World Record for most multinational soccer game
The exhibition match featured 69 nationalities, surpassing the previous record of 53, showcasing football's role in promoting diversity and global unity, FIFA said.
- On Wednesday, FIFA set a new Guinness World Record by featuring 69 nationalities in an exhibition match in Rabat, with Joanne Brent, Guinness World Records adjudicator, monitoring the event.
- FIFA described the match as a demonstration of football's global reach, celebrating diversity, teamwork, and friendship to showcase football's unifying power.
- Organizers verified identities using players' passports and required at least ten minutes of play, with qualified referees, official witnesses, and video evidence confirming compliance.
- Guinness World Records confirmed that all criteria were met, and FIFA called the milestone a proud moment while people celebrated the historic achievement on the pitch on Nov. 5, 2025.
- Surpassing the previous mark, the result of 69 nationalities beats the 53 set in 2019 by the Equal Playing Field initiative and aligns with Morocco's 2030 World Cup preparations as FIFA has more than 200 member countries.
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FIFA co-workers break Guinness World Record for most multinational soccer game
FIFA staff have set a new Guinness World Record for bringing together players from the greatest number of nationalities ever to share the same field.
New Guinness World Record for most multinational soccer game made in Morocco
FIFA staff have set a new Guinness World Record by bringing together players from the greatest number of nationalities ever to share the same field. The match on Wednesday, organized in Morocco, featured 69 FIFA employees from as many countries, each taking the field and playing for at least 10 minutes. Players said the game — which included a carousel of substitutions — captured the spirit of soccer, that it belongs to everyone everywhere. FIFA…
Without a doubt football unites the world and the recent game organized by FIFA staff in the city and Rabat, in Morocco is proof of this, since 69 people of different nationalities participated in this sporting encounter, a feat that granted it a Guinness record. To get the 69 people to play in the game with the most nationalities ever contested, each of the participants was on the court at least 10 minutes, which was achieved thanks to the impl…
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