{"id":15254,"date":"2026-04-23T09:45:33","date_gmt":"2026-04-23T09:45:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fussball-trifft-kultur.de\/the-fussball-trifft-kultur-world-cup-26-challenge\/"},"modified":"2026-04-23T09:55:14","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T09:55:14","slug":"the-fussball-trifft-kultur-world-cup-26-challenge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fussball-trifft-kultur.de\/en\/the-fussball-trifft-kultur-world-cup-26-challenge\/","title":{"rendered":"The “Fu\u00dfball trifft Kultur” World Cup 26 Challenge"},"content":{"rendered":"

The “Fu\u00dfball trifft Kultur” World Cup 26 Challenge<\/strong><\/p>\n

The “Fu\u00dfball trifft Kultur Final Tournament” will take place on June 13 and 14, 2026 in Frankfurt in the run-up to the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The host countries for the games are the USA, Mexico and Canada. In addition to their respective clubs, the program groups of the respective FtK locations will also present a country drawn by lot at the final tournament this year. This can take the form of a run-in with the corresponding country flag, for example. <\/p>\n

The draw:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Together with mascot Litti, presenter Tim Gailus and LitCam Director Karin Pl\u00f6tz, a draw was held in the run-up to the final “Fu\u00dfball trifft Kultur” tournament. Each program location was assigned one of the countries qualified for the World Cup. The program groups then received the corresponding country flags by post so that they could start their preparations. <\/p>\n

\"\" Photo credit: Patrick Klaus<\/p>\n

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The task:<\/strong><\/p>\n

The FtK program groups have until May 6 to deal with the content of their country and develop a creative presentation. There are no limits to the children’s creativity. The creative elaboration should then be sent to LitCam in the form of a photo of what has been created and, if applicable, a short video (maximum 1:00 minute long) in which the children present their ideas. The posts submitted will then be judged by a jury according to the criteria of creativity, content and presentation. <\/p>\n

The jury:<\/strong><\/p>\n

The jury is divided into two groups. The first group evaluates the work of the U10 FtK groups and the second group evaluates the work of the U14 FtK groups. The following people are part of the jury: <\/p>\n

Jury for the U10 submissions<\/strong><\/p>\n