Soccer Aid for UNICEF 2022, was well-known starts like Kem Centiay, Mark Wright, Usain Bolt, Patrice Evra and Jamie Carragher live at the London Stadium playing football while rasing this year a record-breaking £15,673,728 so far for UNICEF’s vital work giving children around the world the care-free, play filled childhoods they are entitled to.
The hotly anticipated match took place at the sold-out London Stadium with 54,410 fans in attendance, 10 years on from the London 2012 Summer Olympics. The match ended 4-1 on penalties to Soccer Aid World XI, taking them into the overall lead with 6-5 wins since the inaugural 2006 match.
UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador, David Beckham OBE presented the Soccer Aid for UNICEF shield to the winning Soccer Aid World XI team. UNICEF UK Ambassador, Robbie Williams, delivered a special half time performance, captivating the crowd with fan-favourite, Angels.
Mark Wright of England scores a penalty and celebrates 1-1 during Soccer Aid for UNICEF 2022 taking place on Sunday 12th June at the London Stadium, Stratford.
Photographed by Ian Walton for UNICEF UK and Soccer Aid Productions.
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Who won Soccer Aid 2022?
TikTok star Noah Beck opened the scoring for the World XI from the penalty spot, after YouTuber Chunkz pushed former Manchester United left-back Patrice Evra.
Chunkz redeemed himself at the other end of the pitch when fouled by Beck, leaving no choice for referee Mark Clattenburg, who pointed to the penalty spot.
The YouTube influencer stood over the penalty but he was instructed to give it up to Mark Wright, who slotted his shot into Petr Cech’s bottom left corner to level the scoring.
England took the lead thanks to singer Tom Grennan, who calmly stroked his shot past the world’s strongest man Tom Stoltman after a blazing run through two defenders.
The 2-1 lead lasted until the 62nd minute when Wright misplaced a pass back to goalkeeper David Harewood, allowing former Love Island star Cetinay to net his fourth Soccer Aid goal.
It made him the joint top scorer in Soccer Aid history with Dutch legend Clarence Seedorf, and meant the game would be decided by penalties.
Grennan and comedian Russell Howard missed their spot-kicks, leaving the way open for Lee Mack – who had missed all his three of his Soccer Aid penalties to date – to win it for the World XI.
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What were the Soccer Aid 2022 teams?
England line-up:
David James
Mo Farah
Gary Neville
Jamie Carragher
Mark Wright
Liam Payne
Mark Noble
Fara Williams
Tom Grennan
Teddy Sheringham
Alex Brooker
Bench:Chunkz
Russell Howard
Anita Asante
Joe Cole
David Harewood
Damian Lewis
Stewart Downing
Eniola Aluko
Aitch
World XI line-up:
Petr Cech
Cafu
Patrice Evra
Mo Gilligan
Roberto Carlos
Noah Beck
Martin Compston
Mark Strong
Heather O’Reilly
Usain Bolt
Andriy Shevchenko
Bench:
Dimitar Berbatov
Kem Cetinay
Chelcee Grimes
Robbie Keane
Tom Stoltman
Carli Lloyd
Steven Bartlett
Munya Chawawa
Lee Mack
Why does Cetinay and Mack play for the World XI?
Mack previously played for England, but during an appearance on “Who Do You Think You Are?” In 2018 he discovered that he is of Irish descent, therefore switching allegiances to World XI in 2021.
The 53-year-old is not the only one to be born in England but play for World XI – Mo Gilligan, for example, qualifies because of his Jamaican and St.Lucian descent, while Chelcee Grimes is Irish.
While Essex-born Centinay is representing the World XI due to his Turkish Cypriot roots even.
