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Ontario human foosball players set Guinness World Record with massive game

Ontario players rod up for history, turning a backyard classic into a world-record spectacle.

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A group of participants in Ontario set a Guinness World Record for the largest human foosball game ever played. Guinness World Records adjudicator Chloe McCarthy was on hand to oversee the attempt, cautioning players that the margin for error was extremely slim. The record-breaking event brought together a large number of people recreating the classic table game at a massive, human scale.

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Before kickoff, Guinness World Records adjudicator Chloe McCarthy gathered participants near the sidelines with a warning: there was almost no margin for error.

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