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World Cup Widgets for Mobile and Desktop are here!

AmberMeryman — Mon, 08 Jun 2026 21:32:41 GMT

The World Cup is almost here, and Firefox Desktop and Mobile are rolling out a way to keep up with the tournament right from your browser Home page. ⚽

Our World Cup widgets help you quickly see what’s happening at-a-glance:

Browse upcoming matches, and recent results
View live scores for all matches as they happen
Follow teams to make the matches you care about easier to find

From quickly checking today's match schedule to tracking a team's progress throughout the entire tournament; the World Cup widget has something for every level of football fan.

You’ll start seeing the World Cup widget on the Firefox Home page Desktop in the days running up to the tournament start. It's available on mobile already.

Give it a try, follow your team, and let us know what you think! 🦊 ⚽

Re: World Cup Widgets for Mobile and Desktop are here!

whyweneedthis — Tue, 09 Jun 2026 03:31:52 GMT

Hi Amber,

Firefox for Android: App is updated but has no option to enable the widget. If i search for Word Cup in Settings, it returns an entry, but sends me back to Home configuration screen without the widget option.

On Windows desktop, it doesn't show any widgets at all. Searching for ’widget' returns no results.

Re: World Cup Widgets for Mobile and Desktop are here!

AmberMeryman — Tue, 09 Jun 2026 11:01:33 GMT

On Desktop, the widgets are being rolled out over the next couple of days. They might not be there right away, but keep an eye out!

And you will need to restart your browser to get it updated to receive the widgets. ⚽

Re: World Cup Widgets for Mobile and Desktop are here!

matayo — Tue, 09 Jun 2026 13:53:03 GMT

as a Firefox user from 2005, i am so delighted to see this idea. it will make my follow up so seamless. Thanks to you all at Mozilla for Firefox and the rest.

Re: World Cup Widgets for Mobile and Desktop are here!

whyweneedthis — Tue, 09 Jun 2026 15:53:05 GMT

Got it working on mobile after reinstalling the app.

edit: And it vanishes once i sync my account.

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Jacquesera — Tue, 09 Jun 2026 16:38:45 GMT

I really dislike that the widget is there on my start screen without my doing. You can inform me and ask me if I want the widget but not add it and presume I am interested in soccer.

Re: World Cup Widgets for Mobile and Desktop are here!

fro_do — Tue, 09 Jun 2026 17:14:20 GMT

Cut this crap out.

I won’t tolerate ads like this in my open-source browser. And I sure as hell won’t have it making requests to some unknown API. Firefox is a privacy-first browser - not Chrome, not Edge, not some corporate spyware. Fix this now, please!

If anyone wants that creepy Donald Trump Word Cup nonsense, they can install a Firefox extension or another browser. But it has no place in Firefox itself!

Re: World Cup Widgets for Mobile and Desktop are here!

uerfgkuzurefb — Wed, 10 Jun 2026 13:29:07 GMT

That's a funny idea, but it should have been thought through better. While others criticize the World Cup in a soon-to-be authoritarian and fascist state, Mozilla, the savior of the internet, is doing WHAT?

Re: World Cup Widgets for Mobile and Desktop are here!

mozillaboy — Wed, 10 Jun 2026 14:11:15 GMT

indeed

Re: World Cup Widgets for Mobile and Desktop are here!

Footballfan_EU9 — Wed, 10 Jun 2026 14:25:22 GMT

Nice addition!

Request (minimally for Windows 11 platform): Please add 12/24hr toggle to World Cup widget, as is already available for Clock widget.
Additionally, intl.regional_prefs.use_os_locales is true on my machine (maybe it can follow this?)
Have not tested on other platforms.

Thanks for the widgets though 🙂

Re: World Cup Widgets for Mobile and Desktop are here!

noviceinanunery — Wed, 10 Jun 2026 16:57:27 GMT

Why? Not everybody shares your hobby.

I switched from Chrome to Firefox because Google made it harder to block ads. Now Firefox is doing the same by integrating such ads into the browser itself. If you like it, good for you, but for everybody else it's as annyoing as any other ad.

Re: World Cup Widgets for Mobile and Desktop are here!

marenas — Wed, 10 Jun 2026 19:52:40 GMT

How to re-enable it when accidentally removed?

Re: World Cup Widgets for Mobile and Desktop are here!

mqk — Thu, 11 Jun 2026 18:07:11 GMT

Same question. I deleted mine and can't figure out how to bring it back. Using Firefox on iOS.

Re: World Cup Widgets for Mobile and Desktop are here!

privacyaboveall — Thu, 11 Jun 2026 18:52:11 GMT

How do I disable these vestigial dialog boxes from ever appearing?

I do not want any Widget that support FIFA since they have declared their support for child rapist Donald Trump. I will blow a 12-gague before I ever support FIFA and other organizations that support child rapist Donald Trump!

Re: World Cup Widgets for Mobile and Desktop are here!

EXRacer2020 — Thu, 11 Jun 2026 22:07:13 GMT

Never wanted it, despise extra "features" that were never asked for, would prefer to ASKED instead of having Widgets shoved on me. INSTANTLY Disabled...NEVER WANTED ANY OF THEM....ASK FIRST

Re: World Cup Widgets for Mobile and Desktop are here!

EXRacer2020 — Thu, 11 Jun 2026 22:09:59 GMT

Almost like Mozilla wants the next FIFA Peace Prize...a MAJOR award

Re: World Cup Widgets for Mobile and Desktop are here!

whyweneedthis — Thu, 11 Jun 2026 23:19:24 GMT

The only way for me was: after logging out of firefox account (to prevent sync), cleaning the app cache and storage data, uninstaling than reinstalling in Android. Dont know for sure, but it seems this widget is tied to telemetry data/experimental studies, so if you opt-out after reinstalling the app, it disappears, but opt-in wont show it again.
In desktop its not showing to me yet.

Re: World Cup Widgets for Mobile and Desktop are here!

EXRacer2020 — Thu, 11 Jun 2026 23:43:38 GMT

This is exactly my concern, this is just another step on the encroachment of tracking and ads in the name of "FEATURES".

Re: World Cup Widgets for Mobile and Desktop are here!

mqk — Fri, 12 Jun 2026 20:26:54 GMT

I figured it out on iOS:

New tab > 3 dots > settings gear > Home Tab> World Cup toggle

Re: World Cup Widgets for Mobile and Desktop are here!

marenas — Sat, 13 Jun 2026 02:04:45 GMT

It worked!

And for Android too. Thanks

Re: World Cup Widgets for Mobile and Desktop are here!

marohans — Sat, 13 Jun 2026 18:11:40 GMT

Please stop pushing all these features. You are becoming just like all the other tech firms. Please just be a good browser. I dont want these features and i certainly dont want to be interrupted all the time, again and again. You are easier to replace then windows 10, but currently on a similar level of annoyance. Sry, love you so i had to tell you.

Re: World Cup Widgets for Mobile and Desktop are here!

ghost_fox — Sun, 14 Jun 2026 16:35:56 GMT

Hi Amber,

Firefox on Desktop: I still don't see the World Cup widget. The Timer and Notes widgets have also vanished after the last update. Any solution for this? I have already tried refreshing the browser.

Re: World Cup Widgets for Mobile and Desktop are here!

johnnyvegas — Mon, 15 Jun 2026 10:49:27 GMT

Sports odds are missing from Rakebit

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andylovestokyo — Mon, 15 Jun 2026 16:36:40 GMT

It's just unbelievable that you put live scores on my screen without permission. This is a global sporting event viewed in many time zones and what you are effectively doing is giving unwelcome spoilers for those of us planning to watch a game after we wake up, finish work, or whatever.
People might like widgets but nobody likes stuff being stuck on their screen without asking so please don't do this again.

Re: World Cup Widgets for Mobile and Desktop are here!

lazytangerine — Tue, 16 Jun 2026 05:51:02 GMT

This update is absolutely so trash that I want to downvote this post. However there is no downvote feature here. And please stop reviving after I disable widgets. This is so annoying.
Stop shoving your own hobbies in front of my face. Just be a nice browser.

Re: World Cup Widgets for Mobile and Desktop are here!

samyotix — Wed, 17 Jun 2026 06:09:49 GMT

So Firefox partners with FIFA, which is known for its spectacular levels of corruption, partnering with dictatorships and handing out sycophantic "peace prizes".

Congratulations, I am now looking for a non-political browser

Re: World Cup Widgets for Mobile and Desktop are here!

samyotix — Wed, 17 Jun 2026 06:13:41 GMT

Would you please immediately fire the people responsible for adding this stupid widget?

FIFA is utterly corrupt (read up on how they decide world cup locations), sycophantic ("peace prize"), and has no problem working with dictatorships. I would prefer a browser that does NOT partner with far-right criminals

Re: World Cup Widgets for Mobile and Desktop are here!

samyotix — Wed, 17 Jun 2026 06:27:55 GMT

These should've been a plugin, if at all, not a main browser functionality. What's next on your list? Amazon Alexa integration on the front page? A grok widget that auto installs? Mandatory baseball ads?

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samyotix — Wed, 17 Jun 2026 06:29:19 GMT

"the world cup widget will make my follow up so seamless" sounds like nonsense that an AI bot yould generate, right?

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samyotix — Wed, 17 Jun 2026 06:30:35 GMT

The "why" is easy to explain: Firefox is struggling, FIFA is rich and corrupt,

Re: World Cup Widgets for Mobile and Desktop are here!

samyotix — Wed, 17 Jun 2026 06:31:40 GMT

why the flying f+ would any serious software need a "toggle the goddamn FIFA spectacle" button?!