The FIFA World Cup 2026 has begun in full swing over the weekend, and almost every other Mumbaikar is busy supporting their favourite football club including the likes of Brazil, Argentina, Spain and Portugal. Interestingly, Mumbai’s religious places are also supporting the football fever but with a twist. One of them is St Michael’s Church in Mahim, known to put up quirky messages on its signboard facing the road, and they are turning heads yet again. 

Keeping up with the interest of football fans in the city, the Mahim church put up the message, “World Cups Are Earned. Salvation Is Free”, earning lot of praise from not only those Mumbaikars, who were passing by the signboard, but also those online, after they shared a reel on their Instagram page ‘StMichaelMahim’, with the caption, “No matter which team you root for, God’s rooting for you”.