Issue 9 marks Extra Time Magazine's World Cup collector's edition, a 150+ page tribute to the tournament that turns football into a global ritual. THE WORLD'S GAME explores the people, places, and stories that surround the world's biggest stage, from the iconic to the overlooked, the official to the unofficial.
Blending long-form storytelling with visual photo essays captured across 11 countries, this collector's edition reflects on the cultural weight of the World Cup, what it means to host it, watch it, play in it, and live alongside it.
Now available as a digital edition — the full issue, optimized for screen, delivered to your inbox the moment you check out.
What's inside: 16 Stories, 2 Interviews, 3 Photo Sections, 11 Featured Countries. A World Cup Collector's Edition.
Format: High-quality interactive PDF
Release: June 10, 2026
Delivery: Instant, via email after purchase
Read it on your phone on the train. On your laptop in a café. On your tablet at 1am when you should be sleeping. Wherever football finds you.
The digital edition includes a clickable table of contents, hyperlinked contributor credits, and direct links to locations featured in The Football Footprint.
Contributors Ostap Sip, Guirec Munier, Alexander Thomas, Laura Howard, Alessandro Tione, Sam Nicklin, Chirag Sharatkumar, Paul Grech, Agustin Buenanueva-Vila, Catalina Kulczar, Sanchez Productions, Azka Alfi, Mazikaa Enterprise, Where Is Football, Le Keep, Berry Park, Icarus Football.
