Match of the Day Magazine

Match of the Day is Britain’s best-selling football magazine.

We bring our youth audience closer to their heroes with an action-packed version of the iconic TV programme.

Facts, stats and gossip provide our audience with the knowledge they need for playground banter, while glossy posters, quizzes and cartoons allow them to celebrate the game they’re obsessed with.

Parents and teachers say it’s sometimes the only thing boys will read. A huge compliment.

TIME TO BE FEARLESS! • THE THREE LIONS ARE READY TO END 60 YEARS OF HURT!

FEARLESS FIRST-TIMERS! • THESE ENGLAND STARS ARE PLAYING IN THEIR FIRST WORLD CUP – THEY'RE READY TO MAKE HISTORY!

SHIRT SMART! • Match the World Cup shirt to the correct national badge!

HOST NATION HEROES! ICONIC LINE-UP! • WHAT IF THE THREE 2026 WORLD CUP HOST NATIONS TEAMED UP FOR AN ICONIC XI? IT’D BE EPIC!

2O WORLD CUP STARS YOU NEED TO WATCH! • WE’RE COUNTING down the 20 players you simply have to watch this summer – from breakout ballers to iconic fan favourites!

HARRY KANE! • How YOU can become a superstar striker like me!

HARRY KANE MY GOATS! • England’s very own Greatest Of All Time picks his own GOATs – on and off the pitch!

TWO HEADS ARE BETTER THAN ONE! • WHICH WORLD CUP STARS have been blended with their national team manager – and what country do they represent?

CHOOSE YOUR… RICE! • One is England’s popular midfielder, the other is the most popular side-dish on the planet – but which one is best? You decide!

SCOTLAND V BRAZIL • GET READY for the GOAT of the group games! Scotland face Brazil for the fifth time at a World Cup. It'll be one big party!

WHO ARE YOU? • EVER WONDERED which 2026 World Cup star you are? Well, just take our little quiz and you’ll soon find out!

CAN YOU WIN THE GOLDEN BOOT? • HAVE YOU got what it takes to become the World Cup top scorer?

KIDS PREDICT THE WORLD CUP! • OUR GLOBAL SQUAD of young footy fans give us their BIG tournament predictions!

ROLL UP, ROLL UP – IT'S OUR... WORLD CUP QUIZ!

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BUILD THE ULTIMATE WORLD CUP 5-A-SIDE TEAM! • Build your own LEGENDARY 5-A-SIDE TEAM, sticking to your £200m budget…