The rules of the game are as simple as those applied at a simple birthday party.
Each participant must kick the ball upwards and prevent it from hitting the ground.
If so, the opponent wins the point.
After five minutes, the player with the highest score wins the game.
This is how the matches were played during the Balloon World Cup, the first international balloon competition.
Organized in Tarragona (Spain) by FC Barcelona footballer Gerard Pique and Streamer Ibai Llanos, the BWC brought together participants from 32 countries.
Francesco De la Cruz, an 18-year-old Peruvian teenager, became the tournament's first world champion, after beating Germany's Spiess Jan in the final 6-2. The only player in the tournament, the Russian Yana Rudenko, lost to Bolivian Israel Quispe in the first round.
The matches took place on an 8 x 8 meter pitch filled with various obstacles, including a car.
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The tournament, broadcast live on Twitch, was inspired by a trio of siblings from Oregon, USA, Antonio, Diego and Isabel Arredondo, whose viral TikTok and Instagram videos have garnered millions of views.
