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Unified Football World Cup 2022

Graphic for Media Registration Open for the Special Olympics Unified Football World Cup Paris 2026 event.
In the News

Now Open: Media Registration for Unified Football World Cup

Media registration for the Special Olympics Unified Football World Cup Paris 2026 has officially opened.
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Special Olympics Unified Football World Cup Draw Ceremony
Videos

Special Olympics Unified Football World Cup Draw Ceremony

Take a look back at the Special Olympics Unified Football World Cup Draw Ceremony hosted by the French Football Federation as we officially kick off the journey to Paris 2026. For the first time ever, France will host the Special Olympics Unified Football World Cup, taking place 6 – 11 July 2026 across iconic venues in the heart of Paris.
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Sport and Competition

Unified Football World Cup Detroit 2022

Special Olympics Unified Cup 2022 presented by Toyota showed the world how the power of sport builds and shapes a diverse community that unites and empowers people of all abilities, from all backgrounds.
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Player has his arms up in celebration.
Athletes

From Unknown to Top of the Podium: Detroit’s Rising Champions

Just a few miles down the road from their Detroit homes, history was made for a group of students from the Drew Transition Center.
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Coaching a Special Olympics Unified Team
Sport and Competition

Coaching a Special Olympics Unified Team

Hear from Special Olympics Unified Football coaches about their reasons for being involved in Special Olympics, what makes it so special, what they try to teach athletes and what the athletes teach them.
A Day in the Life of a Special Olympics Program at the Unified Cup
Sport and Competition

A Day in the Life of a Special Olympics Program at the Unified Cup

Ever wondered what it would be like to be a team at the Unified Cup or other Special Olympics competitions? Follow three of our programs on their daily schedules in Detroit while competing at the 2022 Unified Cup.
Officials with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities IDD
Sport and Competition

Officials with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities IDD

Listen to Hassam and Garrett’s journeys to becoming an official, and the benefits that being an official has for them.
Alvaro’s Story – Athletes in Leadership Positions
Sport and Competition

Alvaro’s Story – Athletes in Leadership Positions

Alvaro Brochero is a Special Olympics Athlete from Venezuela. He is a football coach, an advisor and an Athlete Leader.
Unified Cup 2022 Presented by Toyota
Sport and Competition

Unified Cup 2022 Presented by Toyota

The Special Olympics Unified Cup presented by Toyota was hosted in Detroit Michigan in July 2022. As the second iteration of the Cup, this single sport competition was built on the inaugural installment in Chicago in 2018.
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Athletes

Guatemalan Soccer Star Leads Special Olympics Guatemala Futsal Team to Gold in Berlin

Renowned Guatemalan national team member and international soccer player, Maria Fernanda Rossell, is making an impact on and off the pitch as a coach at Special Olympics World Games Berlin 2023.
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