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Changi Airport reveals 6 Easter eggs in 'Where the World Comes to Play' World Cup film
The beautiful game at the beautiful airport.
June 26, 2026, 06:12 PM
Image from Chang Airport/IG
To kick off the World Cup 2026 festivities in Singapore, Changi Airport Group (CAG) released a film on Jun. 11 featuring local football personalities like coach Gavin Lee and footballers Hariss Harun, Jacob Mahler and Shawal Anuar.
The action-packed film follows the personalities passing the ball across attractions in Changi Airport and Jewel.
You can watch the film here:
On Jun. 25, CAG revealed six Easter eggs that viewers might have missed from the film.
1) A cameo from a familiar voice
At the 0:21 mark, eagle-eyed (or rather, sharp-eared) viewers could have spotted Ravi Maan, a prominent sports presenter from Singapore.
2) A literary Easter egg
Right before Acting Minister for Transport Jeffrey Siow delivered an impressive kick at 0:45, he was actually reading "The Original Daughter", a book written by Singaporean writer and influencer Jemimah Wei.
According to CAG, the author shared that most of the novel was written in Jewel Changi Airport.
3) A nod to the Lions' Asian Cup qualification
At the 0:50 mark, the football match playing on the screen happened to be the match where the Singapore national football team qualified for the 2027 AFC Asian Cup.
The Lions had played against Hong Kong at the Tai Kak Stadium, winning by a score of 2-1.
4) Gavin Lee hits the "6 7" & 5) Some support from the SingaBrigade
If you blinked at 0:53, you might have missed the national team's head coach Gavin Lee doing the internet's favourite brain root moment of the year: The "6 7" hand gesture.
About 20 seconds later, at 1:17, the travellers looking down from the Skytrain are members of SingaBrigade, the national football team's official fan group.
6) Kyoga Nakamura's jersey number cameo
And around 1:32 mark, while travellers were collecting their baggage at baggage belt 46, national footballer Kyoga Nakamura swoops in for a kick.
Coincidentally, the belt number is the same as Nakamura's jersey number at Lion City Sailors.
World Cup matches screening at T3 public area
If this gets you in the mood for the World Cup, you'd be glad to know that there are free match screenings at Terminal 3.
