A fully resourced Mathematics lesson using real and realistic World Cup 2026 data to practise percentages, percentage change, ratio, mean/median/range, currency conversion and multi-step problem solving. All tasks are rooted in genuine sporting context — engaging even for students who don’t follow football. Suitable for Year 8–11.

Teacher Pack — full starter script with worked solutions on the board, complete differentiation guidance for KS3 and KS4, a list of the most common student errors (including compound percentage mistakes), and fully worked answers for every single question including the extension

Worksheet 1 — group stage goals data table with percentage, averages and ratio questions; multi-step currency conversion and fan travel cost problems using fictional but realistic exchange rates; compound percentage challenge

Worksheet 2 — player statistics table with mean, median, range and goals-per-minute ratio questions; a critical thinking question on what statistics can and cannot show; viewership data analysis including a misleading claims question; extension challenge involving multi-step multiplication and revenue calculation