FIFA World Cup 2026 · Brazil

A prayer for the Seleção The bestselling devotional, gifted to the most beloved team in football.

At the FIFA World Cup 2026, authors Stefania Leão and Alexander Debelov carried Oração — The Prayer to the heart of the tournament and placed it into the hands of Brazil’s national team and its fans. A tribute no other author has given them.

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The tribute

The whole world came to cheer for Brazil. We came to pray for them.

The World Cup story

The book that went to the World Cup

Brazil is football’s beating heart — five-time world champions, the team the whole planet falls in love with every four years. So when the FIFA World Cup 2026 arrived, Stefania and Alexander did something no other author has done: they brought their bestselling devotional straight to the Seleção and the sea of yellow that follows them.

Wearing the famous canary shirt, they signed and handed out copies of Oração — The Prayer to the national team’s staff, to fans outside the stadiums, and to supporters from every nation gathered for the tournament. Thirty mornings of scripture, reflection, and prayer — offered as a gift, one hand at a time.

It is more than a promotion. It is a tribute — a way of saying that the team carrying the hopes of a football-mad nation deserves something to carry them, too. And every copy sold keeps the mission going: the royalties help build churches in Malawi and support people in need. Football unites the world; this was our prayer over it.

A member of Brazil's national team delegation in official CBF training kit holding a stack of Oração books, beside Stefania Leão in a Brazil jersey and cap, in the team hotel lobby.
Oração, placed into the hands of Brazil’s national-team delegation at the team hotel.

Watch the moment

The gift, handed over in person

This is the moment itself — walking up to the team hotel, past the security detail, and placing the books directly into the hands of Brazil’s national-team delegation. No press release, no middleman: the devotional carried to the Seleção by hand.

It is the kind of tribute that only happens once. The most beloved team in football, gifted Oração — The Prayer, right where they were staying during the World Cup.

Filmed on the day, at the Brazil team hotel · FIFA World Cup 2026.

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Of a kind — the only author tribute of its kind
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Rated 5 stars for the Portuguese edition
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Countries covering the gift in the press
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Mornings of scripture, reflection & prayer

From the stands

Straight from the phone, in the crowd

Raw moments filmed inside the stadium — the goal, the flag, and the roar of a sea of yellow and green.

Goal
The moment Brazil scores — the stands go wild.
Flag
Fans wave the flag as the samba roars.
Atmosphere
A packed stadium — a sea of yellow and green.
Stefania Leão with Brazilian creators Joshua Canup (@gringocomedia) and Gustavo Tubarão (@ogustavotubarao) in Brazil kits inside the stadium under the FIFA World Cup 2026 signage in Miami
In the stands with @gringocomedia and @ogustavotubarão — FIFA World Cup 2026, Miami.

Alongside the fans’ favorites

Sharing the moment with Brazil’s creators

The World Cup gift reached the people who make Brazilian football culture roar online, too — shared alongside some of the country’s most-loved comedians and creators as the celebration spread across social media.

As seen in the press

The story the world’s media picked up

Coverage of the World Cup gift, from the United States to Taiwan, the Netherlands, and the Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking world.

Official press release One nation won the World Cup. One book was given to all 48. Read the full announcement — the record-breaking tournament, the handoff to Brazil’s Seleção, and the mission it funds. Read the release

Carry the same prayer home

The devotional gifted to Brazil at the World Cup is the same one you can read every morning. Thirty days of scripture, reflection, and prayer — and every copy helps build churches in Malawi and support people in need.