Royal Mail invites children to write letters to England and Scotland's World Cup squads

Royal Mail has launched a letter-writing campaign inviting children aged 4-17 to send messages of support to England and Scotland’s squads during the 2026 FIFA World Cup in North America, with Freepost addresses set up for both nations.

The UK postal service says the initiative is designed to give young fans a personal way to engage with the tournament while rekindling an interest in letter writing among a generation that has largely grown up communicating digitally. Children can write to their favourite players or to the team as a whole, sending letters to either “World Class Letters Freepost England” or “World Class Letters Freepost Scotland”.

Royal Mail chief executive Alistair Cochrane said: “Sporting moments like this bring people together across the country, and we wanted to give children a simple and meaningful way to get involved. Writing a letter is a personal way to show support, and we hope this campaign encourages young people to take part while highlighting the value of sending letters.”

England arrive at the campaign in strong form, having beaten Croatia 4-2 midweek. Thomas Tuchel’s side were level 2-2 at half-time despite two goals from Harry Kane, before Jude Bellingham and Marcus Rashford struck in the second half to seal the win. England face Ghana in Boston on Tuesday in their next group fixture.

Scotland’s tournament has been more turbulent. Steve Clarke’s squad made history by appearing at a World Cup for the first time since 1990, opening with a 1-0 victory over Haiti. However, they conceded within the first 70 seconds against Morocco and lost 1-0, leaving their path to the last 32 finely balanced. Scotland face Brazil in Miami on Thursday.

England are among the favourites to lift the trophy, listed behind joint-favourites Spain and France, and a win would end a 60-year World Cup drought for the nation.