The Sidemen Charity Match 2026, one of the most significant livestreaming events of the year, is approaching its scheduled date at Wembley Stadium. On Sunday, March 22, the official draft ceremony revealed the full team rosters for the exhibition game. Although leaked lineups had circulated online shortly before the broadcast, the event maintained high audience engagement. The premiere, combined with various creator-led watch parties, reached a peak of over 445,000 concurrent live viewers.
The Sidemen Charity Match has established itself as a cornerstone of digital entertainment, merging professional sports production with the influence of global content creators. The 2026 iteration marks the seventh installment of the series and will return to Wembley Stadium on April 18. This year’s event is organized to benefit charitable organizations, including Bright Side and M7 Education.
A notable development for the 2026 match is the restructuring of the competing teams. For the first time in the event’s history, the Sidemen group has been divided. Core members KSI, Miniminter and Behzinga will represent the YouTube Allstars, while Vikkstar123, TBJZL, Zerkaa and W2S remain with Sidemen FC.
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Who is on the Sidemen Charity Match 2026 lineups?
The draft finalized two star-studded rosters featuring international creators. Sidemen FC includes high-profile guests such as xQc, Jynxzi and French streamer AmineMaTue. The YouTube Allstars counter with a lineup that includes Ibai, Rubius, Squeezie and Fanum. The selection process concluded with Stable Ronaldo being named the final pick for the All-Stars, ironically labelled as “Mr. Irrelevant” in sports drafting.
Sidemen Charity Match 2026 Lineups
| Sidemen FC |
YouTube All-Stars XI |
|---|---|
|
Joshua “Zerkaa” Charlie Joseph Bradley |
Simon “Miniminter” Edward Minter |
|
Harry “W2S” Lewis |
Ethan “Behzinga” Leigh Payne |
|
Vikram “Vikkstar123” Singh Barn |
Olajide “JJ” Olatunji (KSI) |
|
Tobit “TBJZL” John Brown |
Morgan “Angryginge” Burtwistle |
|
Oladeji “Deji” Daniel Olatunji |
Kylie “Sketch” Cox |
|
Christopher “ChrisMD” Michael Dixon |
Arun “Mrwhosetheboss” Maini |
|
Félix “xQc” Lengyel |
George Clarkey |
|
Niko Omilana |
Isaac “ItalianBach” Smith |
|
Arthur “Arthur TV” Frederick |
Charlie “NYKChazza” Clark |
|
Ayaanle “AJ Shabeel” Shabeel |
Ibai “Ibai” Llanos |
|
Nick “Lacy” Fosco |
Rubén “El Rubius” Doblas Gundersen |
|
Mohamed “AmineMaTue” Amine Mahmoud |
Ajey “Carryminati” Nagar |
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Alexander “Adapt” Hamilton Prynkiewicz |
Lucas “Squeezie” Hauchard |
|
Nicholas “Jynxzi” Stewart |
Roberto “Fanum” Escanio |
|
Lannan “Lazarbeam” Neville Eacott |
Jason “Jasontheween” Nguyen |
|
Alfie “AB” Buttle |
Danny Aarons |
|
Mystery Player |
Rani “Stable Ronaldo” Netz |
The majority of the audience gathered on the official Sidemen YouTube channel, supplemented by high-traffic watch parties hosted by prominent creators on Twitch and YouTube. Jynxzi and Stable Ronaldo recorded particularly strong viewership figures during their co-streams. Stable Ronaldo’s reaction to being the final draft pick became a focal point of the evening, resulting in several viral clips across social media platforms.
Sidemen Charity Match 2026: The Draft — Livestreaming statistics
Historically, the Sidemen Charity Matches have consistently attracted multimillion-person audiences. The last three iterations of the event achieved peak viewership figures between 2.7 million and 2.8 million concurrent live viewers. The 2025 match, which also took place at Wembley Stadium, set a record peak of 2,758,151 concurrent viewers while raising over £4.7 million for charity.
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