The 2026 Football World Cup just got even better.
We’re going on tour.

INTRODUCING

by Speechless Media.

The World Cup. The Workplace. Practical, powerful lessons.

Five weeks. 104 matches. One big reason to get excited. The World Cup is coming back to the United States— for only the 2nd time ever— at the 23rd edition of football’s greatest tournament.

23rd & 2nd is a high-energy presentation designed for businesses who want their people to get to know the World Cup, and to learn relatable, practical, actionable lessons from its past and its present.

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23rd and 2nd is a live, hour long presentation based on the History of the World Cup, and full of fast paced storytelling and relatable takeaways, designed for corporate learning and personal improvement, as well as entertainment.
This amazing event and its history can teach us so much about leadership and teamwork, communication and decision making and about the power of refusing to give up. Speechless Media’s foundations are built on bringing the powerful lessons of sport directly to you, and there is no better canvas on which to paint them than the Football World Cup.
Because the World Cup is more than sport—it’s about identity, leadership, resilience and belonging. 23rd & 2nd will bring you:
- Actionable takeaways: leadership insights, high-performing team behaviours, and lessons in grit and adaptability
- Cultural fluency: what the World Cup means globally, and why colleagues and clients care.
- Shared language: metaphors and moments your team can reference all summer.
- Team energy: a live experience that will be fun, as well as informative and memorable

23rd & 2nd is a live, immersive presentation based on the History of the World Cup, and delivered in two 45-minute halves in a venue of your choosing. Just give us a room, of whatever size, and we will make it come alive. It is full of fast paced storytelling, and relatable takeaways, designed for corporate learning and personal improvement, as well as entertainment.
This amazing tournament and its history can teach us so much about leadership and teamwork, communication and decision making and the about the power of refusing to give up. Speechless Media’s foundations are built on bringing the powerful lessons of sport directly to you, and there is no better canvas on which to paint them than the Soccer World Cup.
Because the World Cup is more than sport—it’s about identity, leadership, resilience and belonging. 23rd & 2nd will bring you:
- Actionable takeaways: leadership insights, high-performing team behaviours, and lessons in grit and adaptability
- Cultural fluency: what the World Cup means globally, and why colleagues and clients care.
- Shared language: metaphors and moments your team can reference all summer.
- Team energy: a live experience that will be fun, as well as informative and memorable

Our Presenter: Dave Farrar

Our 23rd & 2nd presentations will be run by top UK Commentator Dave Farrar. In a commentary career of over 25 years, Dave has proved himself to be an exceptional communicator, both behind the microphone and also in public. He will bring energy, performance skills, relatability and expertise to every presentation.

And the Crowd Goes Wild

“The voice of Serie A in the UK over the last two decades. Dave’s knowledge and feel for European Football has always marked him out as a must listen, regardless of who or what he is commentating on.”
— James Horncastle, The Athletic
“An outstanding and engaging speaker who brings encyclopaedic World Cup knowledge to every event. His presence guarantees thought provoking conversations and insightful life lessons that stick in the memory”
— Ben Lyttleton, best-selling author, Soccernomics founder, and keynote speaker
“His knowledge of global football is second to none, and ability to communicate and transfer his knowledge is simply brilliant.”
— Stewart Robson, ESPN