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Football is popular everywhere.
But in Finland, people play a different game.
It's in a swamp – there's lots of water.
Jussi Kiiskila's the boss of the Swamp Soccer World Cup.
Swamp soccer isn't easy to play.
The game is short.
Each half of the match is only 10 minutes.
Only six men or women play on each team.
That includes the goalkeepers.
But the rules of the game are the same.
Siri plays for a Finnish team, Lahen Stolit.
This year, a German team, Jugendclub Lindenau, entered the competition – the World Championships.
They won the gold in one group.
It was good to play on different football pitches.
Football fans don't need to stand in the mud.
They can watch from the side.
This year, 140 teams came to play in the Finnish competition.
Both men and women played.
Numbers fell during Covid-19.
Before then, there were 200-250 teams.
There are now 300 swamp football teams around the world.
Would you like to try it.
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