Following a six year hiatus, largely due to the covid-19 virus, the fixture was replayed on 9 June 2024 as part of the Peace Studies Golden Jubilee Conference at the University of Bradford.

[1] Although it does not match the history or tradition of university rivalries such as the Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race, the competition is still often covered by the national media including the BBC,[2][3] The Independent and Bradford's Telegraph and Argus.

[citation needed] The original Tolstoy Cup was replaced by a new version, still based on a copy of War and Peace enclosed in a framed box.

Peace FC President, Emeritus Professor Tom Woodhouse, presented a football depicting the 17 Sustainable Development Goals, to War Studies captain Ben Wallace.

The Department of Peace Studies and International Development intends to continue to use the symbolism of the game to promote education for peacebuilding through sport in general and football in particular.