• Match for Hope 2025 raised 39,174,385 QAR for Education Above All Foundation, surpassing last year’s total by 21%
• The week-long event in February culminated in a star-studded match at Stadium 974, with over 25 million in live viewership across all platforms
Q Life, the organisers of Match for Hope 2025, announced that the event raised 39,174,385 Qatari riyals for Education Above All Foundation (EAA), topping last year’s total figure of 32 million riyals. All funds from this year’s event will go towards EAA initiatives supporting out-of-school children.
The week-long schedule of activities culminated in an action-packed football match at Stadium 974 on 14 February, which saw some of the world’s biggest content creators compete alongside football legends, with thousands of fans in the stadium and over 25 million accumulated in live viewership across all social media streams and television broadcasts.
Players in this year’s match included legends Thierry Henry, Andrés Iniesta, Mubarak Mustafa, Alessandro Del Piero, David Silva and Andrea Pirlo, who were joined by some of the world’s biggest content creators including KSI, IShowSpeed, Chunkz, AboFlah, Sharky, Miniminter, and other popular faces.
The match featured a half-time performance by Grammy award-winning artist Macklemore who dazzled the crowd after a spectacular pre-match performance by Rasha Rizk.
This year’s Match for Hope included a dedicated fan zone that was open throughout the week, attracting crowds eager to meet their favourite creators and purchase creator merchandise and Match for Hope jerseys. In addition, a special area for live podcasts at the Katara Amphitheatre drew fans over two nights to see popular podcasts, including the Areeka Podcast, SDS Podcast, The Thirty Challenge by M12, and GOAL x Front Three.
Match for Hope 2025 is organised by Q Life in collaboration with Education Above All Foundation (EAA) and the Supreme Committee for Delivery and Legacy. The event is presented by Visit Qatar.
Match for Hope 2025 can be rewatched on AboFlah’s YouTube channel, and in English on Chunkz’s YouTube channel. Fans should check out www.match4hope.com and follow @match4hope on Instagram and TikTok for match highlights and behind-the-scenes footage.
About Match for Hope
Match for Hope combines the power of sport with the influence of the world’s biggest creators and football legends to raise funds to give disadvantaged people and communities hope for a better future. Since 2024, world-famous creators and legendary ex-professional footballers have come together annually to compete in an 11-a-side showdown in one of Qatar’s iconic World Cup stadiums. All the proceeds have gone to Education Above All (EAA) Foundation to raise awareness and support for the quality education of out-of-school children.
Website: www.match4hope.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/match4hope
Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@match4hope
About Q Life
Q Life is a cultural platform under the State of Qatar’s International Media Office (IMO), dedicated to the people and ideas that are spurring advances in sports, the arts, business and culture in Qatar. With human development being at the centre of the Qatar National Vision 2030, Q Life continues to amplify the stories of those in Qatar creating a positive impact within their communities, both at home and abroad.
From one-on-one interviews with Qatar’s most creative minds, to uncovering the many unknown stories hidden around every corner, Q Life promises to educate global audiences on the ambitions flourishing across the country.
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/qlife_com/
Website: https://qlife.com/
About Education Above All Foundation
The Education Above All (EAA) Foundation is a global foundation established in 2012 by Her Highness Sheikha Moza bint Nasser. EAA aims to transform lives through education. EAA believes that education is the single most effective means of reducing poverty, creating peaceful and just societies, unlocking the full potential of every child and youth, and creating the right conditions to achieve Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Through their multi-sectoral approach, unique financing models, focus on innovation as a tool for social good, and partnerships, EAA aims to bring hope and real opportunities to the lives of impoverished and marginalized boys and girls.
EAA is comprised of: Educate A Child (EAC), Al Fakhoora (AF), Reach Out To Asia (ROTA), Protect Education in Insecurity and Conflict (PEIC), Innovation Development (ID) and Together Project.
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/educationaboveall_eaa/
X: https://twitter.com/EAA_Foundation
Website: https://www.educationaboveall.org
