Englishman Ollie Jenks and Canadian Seth Scott are driving a 1990s London black cab nicknamed Abby the Cabby to all 16 venues of the 2026 World Cup across the United States, Canada and Mexico. The 10,000-mile journey must finish at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey before the final on 19 July. Inspired by Stephen Fry's 2008 black-cab documentary, the pair bought the taxi for £1,000 on a Vancouver film set despite a rusted fuel tank, seized brakes and an engine full of mud. A month of repairs got it running, but overheating, smashed lights and a Mexican police search that confiscated gear have plagued the 350-mile-per-day pace.

The expedition doubles as a charity drive. Jenks and Scott have ferried fans from Colombia, Ghana, DR Congo and Argentina, highlighting how a single match ticket can cost three months' wages in some nations. Their social-media channel Hold My Gear documents the trek, which passed the halfway mark this week. The duo previously drove a Reliant Robin from London to Cape Town in 2025, crossing 22 African countries in four months.

With the tournament's knockout stages approaching, the schedule tightens. Every breakdown risks missing a stadium visit, and the cab's reliability remains the single biggest variable. Jenks argues the stunt proves ordinary people can undertake extraordinary trips if they accept the risk; he hopes it spurs others to dust off old vehicles and chase their own football pilgrimages.