Talent is everywhere. Scouts can’t be.

700 million childrenFIFA’s ambition for Football for Schools

75 academiesFIFA Talent Academies planned by 2027

What if every teacher’s phone becomes a scout? Follow Riya, 13, from Nuh in Haryana, India, through four taps.

1. Her teacher films 20 seconds

A 5-10-5 dribble, filmed with Scout Mode in the Football for Schools app. AI on the phone tracks 17 body points and the ball.

0:00On-device AI

0.0m/s top speed

0ball touches

–turn quality

2. AI reads her, fairly

Compared with girls her age, adjusted for birth month. No overall score, no rejection.

DevelopingOn trackAhead

10 m sprint

5-10-5 dribble

Lateral jumps

Press-ups

Each result shapes what Riya works on next. Humans make every decision about her.

3. Her parent says yes

Text from Riya’s school, via Football for SchoolsRiya did a football skill check today and did really well. May we share her results with AIFF scouts? You can change your mind at any time.

Riya, 13

Development passport, Nuh, Haryana

Weekly practice planSent to parent

Girls’ team at [Partner club]Suggested

AIFF scout poolShared

When Riya joins a club, her passport links to her FIFA ID.

4. The scouts’ map lights up

Every consented result becomes a light on the scouts’ map. Gold means promising.

Football for Schools reached them. FIFA Pathway sees them through.

Built once on what FIFA already owns: the Football for Schools app and content, the FIFA ID, and the FIFA Talent Academies. Adapted per country.

Prototype prepared by Nagarro for FIFA. All names and data are illustrative; no real children are shown.