The World Cup against Trumpism
The 2026 World Cup is the biggest stage on the planet this summer.
Donald Trump — FIFA's freshly anointed peace-prize laureate — wants it to be his.
Like all football fans, we just want to enjoy the World Cup – not a Trump propaganda show. That’s why we turned our frustration into something useful.
Here is the plan:
For every goal in the World Cup knockout phase, we pledge to donate €1 to fund independent European newspapers that help keep the Trumps of our continent accountable. You can join us, too!
Get your own collectible card!
These football cards are sent exclusively to people who supported this campaign.
Rules are very simple:
🤔 Choose how you want to pledge support
💸 Make a donation to independent media
💌 Receive the card by mail
Choose the way to support independent journalism
Support journalism with 12€ now, and we'll send you your card as a thank you for your support!
Support journalism with €1 for every goal in the knockout phase.
Support journalism with €1 for every goal of the World Cup.
(Based on past World Cups, we estimate that in the knock-out stage, there will be ~72 goals, and during the whole tournament, ~172 goals will be scored.)
About us
We’re journalists and organisers from The European Correspondent, and football fans. In the run-up to the World Cup, we knew that we didn’t just want to let the biggest sports event on the planet be turned into a propaganda show. So we started the probably silliest campaign we ever launched to turn this World Cup into something constructive.
But the World Cup against Trumpism isn’t just for us – our goal is to support media outlets from every corner of the continent. We need to understand that Europe is connected: What happens in our neighbouring countries will affect us too. Therefore, we need to work together to defend against Trumpism in Europe.
If you're an independent media outlet from Europe and would like to participate, contact us!
Common questions
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A pan-European fundraising campaign disguised as a football game. You pledge €1 for every goal in the knockout stage of the 2026 World Cup, then donate the total — once — when the tournament ends. The money goes to the independent newsrooms keeping Europe informed. The dribble-past-Trump game is the cherry on the cake.
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To the participating newsrooms, split proportionally between them. They are hand-selected, independent and rooted in their communities. In all of their different ways, they hold the Trumps of Europe accountable.
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No, and no. You pledge now and pay once, after the final — that’s the end of it. No recurring charge, no auto-renew waiting in the small print. Nothing to cancel, because nothing’s running.
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Every official goal at the tournament counts, own goals included (sorry). The number is a matter of public record, so you can always check our maths.
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The European Correspondent — a non-profit, pan-European media outlet — together with a growing circle of partner newsrooms across the continent. It began with one annoyed football fan on our team and, pleasingly, got out of hand.
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We can only care about football if we don’t have to worry about more significant things at the same time. Trumpism stands for a system of unaccountability, corruption and violence. If we can use the stage he wants for himself and turn it into something constructive, we have succeeded.
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Probably, yes. If you run a media outlet and want to grow your own community and raise funds for your team, get in touch: philippe.kramer@europeancorrespondent.com. The more newsrooms on the pitch, the better this plays.