This October, Alicante takes centre stage as it hosts the Walking Football World Nations Cup 2025 — an inspiring international event that celebrates sport, community, and wellbeing.
Running from 21st to 31st October, the tournament brings together men’s and women’s walking football teams from across the globe, competing in multiple age categories — including Mens 50s, 60s and 70s, and Womens 40s, 50s and 60s. In total, more than 90 matches will be played over two weeks, marking the largest gathering of walking football players ever held.
Walking football is a fast-growing sport designed to keep people active regardless of age or ability. It focuses on teamwork, inclusion, and fun — offering a way for players to continue enjoying the game they love while staying healthy and socially connected.
As featured in both MSN’s “The beautiful stroll: England’s seniors take walking football to world stage” and The Guardian’s “The beautiful stroll: England’s seniors take walking football to world stage”, the sport is rapidly gaining recognition, with Spain & England’s senior teams helping to drive walking football onto the world stage.
At the heart of the event is Mark Kavanagh, director of Spain Walking International Football Teams SL, whose vision and dedication have turned a community pastime into a truly global competition.
Supporters and fans can follow all the action through the official Spain Walking Football website:
Upsticks is one of the proud sponsors of the tournament.
Among the proud supporters of this event is 6.ES, joining the official list of tournament sponsors and partners helping to make the World Nations Cup a reality.
Also attending will be Chris Goodacre from Upsticks, who’ll be at the tournament on Wednesday 22nd, Thursday 23rd, and Friday 24th October — meeting players, chatting with organisers, and recording new podcast and video content about the growing walking football community.
You can read more about the event on the Upsticks website here:
👉 Walking Football World Nations Cup 2025 Comes to Spain
And don’t miss Chris’s interview with Mark Kavanagh on YouTube:
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