23,000+ km, 25+ Countries, 3 Oceans, 12 Months with The Ball
This is 6th journey of The Ball. It kicked off in July 2022 in Battersea Park in London, where the first official game of football was played. This time it is travelling to the kick-off of the 2023 Women’s World Cup at Eden Park in Auckland, New Zealand in July 2023.
The Ball 2022/23 is travelling to the 2023 Women’s World Cup in Australia & New Zealand. The team carrying The Ball is gender balanced and will travel in (and showcase) various environmentally-friendly transport solutions, including going by foot, cycling, taking trains, using electric and hybrid vehicles, sailing, car-sharing, and many other options.
2022
- England: July (by sea)
- Germany: August
- Turkey: September
- USA: September
- France: October
- Qatar: (Street Child World Cup), October
- Egypt: November (by sea)
- Jordan: November/December
2023
The Ball’s journey in 2023 started on March 5, 2023. From Spirit of Football’s office in Erfurt, The Ball went to Vietnam to visit its first hosts in Hanoi.
From Vietnam, The Ball will go through Cambodia and Thailand to the Philippines to Singapore, Malaysia, before visiting Islands in the Pacific such as Fiji and Kiribati, before arriving in New Zealand and Australia in July and August for the FIFA Women’s World Cup. The World Cup’s kick-off is on July 20 in Auckland, NZ.
Check out our The_Ball_Presentation-Deck_2023 or an outline of the project and the current route.
If you want to host The Ball, please get in touch (iris@spiritoffootball.de).