Photo by Iñaki Esnaola/Iñaki Esnaola / Special Olympics
From Africa and Asia to Europe, media outlets are highlighting how the Special Olympics Unified Football World Cup Paris 2026 is bringing athletes with and without intellectual disabilities together on the same teams, demonstrating the power of sport to demonstrate a competitive spirit, inclusion, and respect across borders.
- Namibia’s Special Olympics team shines in Paris, New Era Live, Namibia
- Special Olympics Unified Football World Cup kicks off in Paris, Azernews, Azerbaijan
- In Paris, a soccer tournament unlike any other is set to shake up the rules of the game, where sport becomes a universal language of inclusion and sharing, Paris Secret, France
- Pacific University Student Azeem Tariq Named Captain of Indian Team for Special Olympics Unified Football World Cup 2026, Udaipur Kiran, India
