Real Football⚽
by MontSnacek
Real Football⚽ puts a football match inside Minecraft, with a ball entity, clubs, a referee, and a single in-game menu that runs the whole game.
What it does
A football ball exists as a separate entity with a three-dimensional model and simulated physics, which lets it be kicked, dropped on the ground, or left lying on the pitch. Players set up a match through one menu: generate a pitch from a marked stadium region, pick Team 1 against Team 2, and kick off. Goal lines and out-of-play areas are detected through a goal-line and out-of-play system, and goals are detected automatically, with the last touch credited as the scorer and the previous touch as the assist. Own goals are marked OG. Shots can be a power shot, a low pass or a high pass, and skills such as dribble, spin, rainbow, flick and slide are available.
Matches can run in three formats, including a Friendly League Cup. Halves, periods and overtime can be started, stopped and resumed, and a penalty shootout settles a match that stays level. A live score shows during play with a goal animation overlay, and a final screen lists scorers, assists and own goals. Results are saved to a scoreboard file, and match reports keep the result, format, scorers and assists. The mod is written for Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt, and is licensed under the MIT License, though it is not open source. Servers that run it need every player to install it too.
Key features
Ball entity with physics
The football is a 3D entity with physics that can be kicked, dropped as an item or placed on the pitch.
Match setup from one menu
The optool menu covers pitch generation, team selection, kick off and match settings, so no commands must be memorised.
Automatic goal and assist tracking
Goals are detected automatically, with the last touch credited as scorer and the previous touch as the assist, while a referee can still approve or wave off a goal.
Live scoreboards and reports
A live score shows during play with a goal animation, and the final overlay marks own goals as OG and saves a full match report.
Gallery
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
26.x4 of 4 versions with builds
1.21.x12 of 12 versions with builds
1.20.x7 of 7 versions with builds
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
How it compares
Block Kickers is a Forge and NeoForge mod for 1.20.1 – 1.21.8, under All rights reserved, and it runs on client and server. Simple Football covers Fabric, Forge and NeoForge for 1.17.1 – 26.2 under the Apache License 2.0, with the same client and server environment. Soccer/Football Minigame is server-side for 26.2 – 26.3, under All rights reserved, so players can join without installing it, while Real Football⚽ needs both sides.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Real Football⚽ | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.20 – 26.2 | Client and server | 2026-09-08 |
| Block Kickers | Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 1.21.8 | Client and server | 2026-09-02 |
| Simple Football | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.17.1 – 26.2 | Client and server | 2026-09-20 |
| Soccer/Football Minigame | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 26.2 – 26.3 | Server required, client optional | 2026-09-07 |
Questions
Does Real Football⚽ need to be installed on both sides?
Which loaders does Real Football⚽ support?
Are goals scored automatically?
In the catalog
Real Football⚽ is one of 2,135 Minigame mods on ModsFinder, and one of 1,454 Minigame mods for Fabric. 13,894 mods support Minecraft 26.2.
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What the author says
⚽ Real football matches inside Minecraft — a real ball, real clubs, a real referee. Kick off a match, run a club, let the ref make the call. Everything lives in one in-game menu, so nobody has to memorise commands.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/real-football
- Owner
- MontSnacek
- Published
- 2026-08-10
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-09-08
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15
