FIFA Arena: a temporary mini-pitch on Place de la Concorde (Paris), in cooperation with Impulstar

On Sunday 22/03/2026, FIFA inaugurated a temporary mini-pitch on the Place de la Concorde, just a few metres from its Paris office (in the 8^th arrondissement). The initiative is part of the FIFA Arena project, which was officially launched in May 2025 at the 75^th FIFA Congress in Asunción (Paraguay), with plans to create 1,000 new permanent mini-pitches globally by 2031.

"Today we're launching a new initiative - a mobile FIFA Arena. We already have FIFA Arenas, which are just like this one. We want to build thousands of them around the world. We already have dozens covering every continent, and we're going to build thousands. But there's also the possibility of setting up temporary FIFA Arenas to promote football and provide a space for young boys and girls so they can play football safely, in the right conditions," according to Gianni Infantino, president of FIFA.

Gianni Infantino and a number of other football personalities took part in a match to celebrate the installation of this mini-pitch, which was deployed until 24/03/2026, including Philippe Diallo, president of the FFF…