
Alex Rice, Author
Imprint: Welbeck Children's Books
Publication date: May 7, 2026
Category: Football / soccer (Children's / Teenage)
ISBN: 9781804539903
As excitement builds in the run-up to the world’s greatest football competition, the official 2026 FIFA World Cup Kids’ Handbook provides the perfect World Cup companion for young football fans. This book is bursting with information about the host nations (USA/Canada/Mexico), providing an overview the stadiums, FIFA World Cup facts, statistics, plus a rundown of top teams and star players and much more. As well as everything a young fan needs to know to become a World Cup expert, there are football puzzles, quizzes, games, wordsearches, dot-to-dots and other activities to keep them entertained. A fill-in progress chart lets young fans record match results as the tournament progresses, and makes this book a great personalized souvenir of the 2026 FIFA World Cup
Alex Rice is a former BBC journalist who now helps international sporting organisations develop innovative digital content. An excellent communicator, Alex was co-presenter of one of football’s first successful podcasts, The Beautiful Game, from 2004-2006.