World’s largest game of human foosball played in Ontario

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By Ben Hooper

JUNE 5, 2026 / 1:43 PM

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June 5 (UPI) — The Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp. celebrated the upcoming FIFA World Cup by organizing the world’s largest game of human foosball.

The May 23 event at Humber Polytechnic Lakeshore Campus West in Etobicoke involved 254 participants holding onto giant horizontal poles and attempting to kick a soccer ball into an oversized goal.

“Soccer is about teamwork, energy and shared experience, and a human foosball Guinness World Records attempt brings those elements to life in a fun and unforgettable way,” Neil Lumsden, Ontario’s minister of sport, told Guinness World Records.

The record-keeping organization confirmedthe event qualified as the world’s largest game of human foosball.