LEGO FIFA World Cup football sets coming in 2026!
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A new partnership has been announced between the LEGO Group and the FIFA World Cup, beginning with a LEGO recreation of the famous FIFA World Cup Trophy.
Build World Football’s Ultimate Prize: The LEGO Group and FIFA World Cup 2026 Kick off New Collaboration
- The LEGO Group and FIFA World Cup 2026 announce new collaboration ahead of next year’s tournament.
- Iconic LEGO Editions FIFA World Cup Official Trophy made from LEGO bricks in 1:1 scale and available for pre-order now at www.LEGO.com/fifa-world-cup-official-trophy
- Collaboration will offer unique play experiences for fans in lead-up to and during the tournament, allowing fans of LEGO play and FIFA World Cup fans to build, play, and celebrate together around 2026’s biggest global sporting event.
In a collaboration that’s a perfect match for LEGO play and football enthusiasts alike, the LEGO Group is teaming up with the FIFA World Cup 2026 to bring creativity and fun into the world of football like never before, for fans of all ages around the world.
Ahead of the tournament, the LEGO Group will unveil a special product portfolio celebrating football’s biggest stage – with the first product announced, the iconic FIFA World Cup Official Trophy, in collaboration with FIFA.
Launching in March 2026, this first-ever, official 1:1 detailed replica of world football’s ultimate prize allows fans to bring home a golden piece of the tournament’s magic and display their passion for football ahead of next summer’s biggest global sporting event. The impressive trophy, made of 2,842 LEGO pieces, includes a hidden scene which can be opened via a pullable slip in the upper globe section.
Inside the set there is the 2026 World Cup logo as well as an exclusive branded minifigure holding a mini–FIFA World Cup trophy toy, allowing all fans to imagine themselves as winners. A printed plaque underneath the base lists all the winning teams of the World Cup trophy since 1974, adding a collectable and historical aspect to the set.
The trophy also uses two different gold elements – drum-lacquered bricks and moulded gold pieces. This is the first time this many gold-coloured pieces have been used in a LEGO set.
The LEGO Editions FIFA World Cup Official Trophy building set is available for pre-order now at www.LEGO.com/fifa-world-cup-official-trophy
Julia Goldin, Chief Product & Marketing Officer at the LEGO Group, said: "The LEGO brand has always celebrated the power of creativity, inspiring people of all ages to connect through the joy of building and play. Collaborating with the FIFA World Cup 2026 presents an incredible opportunity to honour the world’s most iconic tournament and the global passion it ignites. The FIFA World Cup Trophy stands as a universal symbol of achievement and unity, and now, through the creativity of the LEGO brick, fans everywhere can experience the excitement of it - piece by piece - in true LEGO style. This marks just the beginning of our collaboration, and we’re thrilled to unite families and fans around the world in celebrating football, imagination, and one of the sport’s most legendary symbols in a whole new way."
Romy Gai, FIFA Chief Business Officer, said: "We are delighted to announce this groundbreaking collaboration with the LEGO Group. The LEGO brand is one of the world’s most loved and iconic brands, so joining forces with them to present football fans around the globe an opportunity to build their very own version of sport’s most prestigious trophy, the FIFA World Cup, provides perfect synergy. It is the first time FIFA and the LEGO Group have teamed up on such a project, and with the biggest, best and most inclusive FIFA World Cup fast approaching – we hope fans take this opportunity to embrace the spirit of the global game’s greatest event, and bring a little piece of the party into their homes to keep forever."
Roberto Carlos, who won the FIFA World Cup for Brazil in 2002, said: "Winning the FIFA World Cup was one of the most incredible moments of my life, and I’ll never forget what it felt like to hold that trophy. I know we couldn’t have achieved it without our amazing fans and what this trophy means to them. Now, with the LEGO World Cup Trophy set, fans can create their own version and bring that magic home. This isn’t just about building a trophy; it’s about sharing the love of football with family and friends."
Building the future of football fun
The LEGO Group is set to bring a playful dimension to the FIFA World Cup 2026, offering fans more surprises and opportunities to get a piece of the action – both in person and online.
Throughout 2026, the LEGO Group will continue to roll out new products and experiences, ensuring everyone can join the fun. From FIFA Fan Festivals to special tournament events, there will be plenty of chances for LEGO enthusiasts and football fans alike to build, play, and share in the excitement of the beautiful game.
LEGO Editions is a new platform that will connect young people with their icons and passions, creating a space to celebrate achievements and talent. It will include playful, collectable sets that fans can proudly display.
This set will be released on the 1st of March, costing £159.99, $199.99 or €179.99. It is already available to pre-order on LEGO.com.
What do you think of the LEGO FIFA World Cup Trophy and what else do you hope to see from this partnership? Let us know in the comments.
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I appreciate the effort, but this is a pretty ugly model.
Finally, after all these years, UCS Golden Turd
You'd think a Lego designer would be able to make a better sphere
Why? And how is this 2800 pieces?
Maybe it’s better if you’re more into the source material, but it just looks a bit weird to me.
Please give me some playable Football sets like we used to have. They worked so well!
Is it actually meant to be something? Because it just looks like a formless blobby gold ... thing.
I don’t get it. What does this have to do with the 2026 Winter Olympics? And is that real trophy just a giant piece of chocolate wrapped in gold foil?
@ELH2806 said:
"You'd think a Lego designer would be able to make a better sphere"
You’d think a professional trophy maker would be able to make a better sphere, but the proof lies before you. Maybe they were trying to very accurately capture the wonky faceted look of the original.
Ah yes, just what Lego needed: A partnership with what might just be the most corrupt sports organisation in the world.....
As for the cup....for an almost 3k piece set this looks rather crude. And while I understand why they use both drum-lacquered bricks and moulded gold pieces, that doesn't help either.
As for the partnership in general, I wonder if we'll get sets for every competing country in the upcoming world cup? And every venue as a Lego set? 48 team buses? A Gianni Infantino bust? Or hey, maybe a re-release of 21337, now with minifigs for all competing teams!
I liked the minifigure size trophy better than the actual set. I hope we can get one from a smaller set. That will give my old soccer sets a new purpose.
@Mister_Jonny said:
"I appreciate the effort, but this is a pretty ugly model."
so is the real trophy
The most interesting thing is that pre-orders are counting towards GWP thresholds again... Hopefully not a temporary error!
@Zordboy said:
"Is it actually meant to be something? Because it just looks like a formless blobby gold ... thing. "
That's actually a good description of the real World Cup Trophy.....
Looks awful...
Great parts pack for golden parts
I'd rather give licensing fees to JK Rowling than FIFA....
@UProbeck said:
"Great parts pack for golden parts "
for under 100 Euro maybe
Can we, for once, get a good set some time again, pretty please?
Also, for 2800 pieces it should cost 300 EUR. What a bargain! Market value should be around 50, tho.
Well, it actually comes rather close to the original, which it is meant to represent. The globe is more round there, but apart from that, it's not bad in terms of replicating the original 'thing' with Lego.
Otherwise, I see potential for some interesting sets here.
I'd also say this makes sense from Lego's perspective in terms of potential sales and, maybe more importantly, outreach to a global audience. However, whether partnering with Fifa is ethically a wise choice is at least questionable. [and yes, I will still watch the World Cup, so probably shouldn't complain too much]
Firstly, what a terrible looking model.
Secondly, I’ve never been more sure that whenever Lego spouts something about trying to be ethical, they’re making it up. Those ideals have well and truly been thrown out of the window.
Now you too can own a big gold Lego club.
Don't believe for a single second that this is not intended to be a loss-making set
I want an Infantino minifig for my villain-collection.
Yikes. I wonder how many Trump will buy for the Oval Office.
That's... challenging.
Had to look up pictures of the original, but that's about as ugly.
The feature with the figure hidden in the globe looks unfinished as well, it all just seems to clip together.
Good parts pack.
Believe it or not- the front is supposed to be a male figure with his arms raised and above him is a globe with this side representing Asia. The back is an identical figure with South and North America on the globe. Africa should be on the side opposite the opening door. The door side should be blank as that represents the Pacific Ocean.
Needless to say, it's a poor effort. And, why in God's name is there some random hoodie-wearing hooligan inside the trophy with a smaller version that he clearly perloined from the winning soccer team?
Nevertheless, I really need that minifig version of the trophy to give to my German National Team Collectible Minifigs.
All negative comments about FIFA are incredibly inaccurate.... because they fail to capture even a miniscule fraction of the true scope of FIFA's duplicitous dastardly deeds. Most recently, they have happily jumped into bed and bent over to kiss the ring of: (in chronological order) Putin, the despotic Qataris, Trump, and Bone Saw.
Lego partnering up with FIFA and pretending it is all for the fans is very sad.
I think it looks fine for what it is. It's just that I'm not sure that the intersection between Lego fans and football fans is that huge.
I like football.
I like Lego.
I don't particularly dislike this - it is a reasonable Lego version of the real thing - but it not something I would ever buy.
Not gonna lie, I thought this was a fried chicken drumstick.
Not everything needs to be made out of Lego. The Designers seemed to forget that the top part should be a globe
@sjr60 said:
"I think it looks fine for what it is. It's just that I'm not sure that the intersection between Lego fans and football fans is that huge."
Considering there's an estimated 3.5 to 4 billion football fans in the world, that's a lot of potential customers......
(but honestly, I don't see why there wouldn't be a pretty sizable overlap. I can't be the only one, right?)
@sjr60 said:
"I think it looks fine for what it is. It's just that I'm not sure that the intersection between Lego fans and football fans is that huge."
Well, football (or soccer) is massive, at least in Europe. Just look at the money paid out in the Champions League or the money broadcasters are willing to pay. There's a gigantic pool of football fans that you can draw from for finding people also being into Lego. Just statistically speaking, there should be a lot of them, especially if not just thinking AFOLs but young boys and girls etc. Also, I very much suspect that Lego wants to tap into the (likely much larger) market of football fans who do not (yet) regularly buy Lego. From a business perspective, this seems to make perfect sense to me.
As for the minifig sized version of the cup, I must admit I prefer the version available from Chinese knockoff brands. Looks far more realistic (plus is printed). Got mine with a knockoff Diego Armando Maradonna fig a couple of years ago.
@ACubeInABox said:
"Finally, after all these years, UCS Golden Turd"
It'll go along with 76429 the talking poop emoji Lego already gave us
"LEGO Editions" - I'd find it very difficult to come up with a more generically boring name for a theme, bravo LEGO.
Hopefully this paves the way for a LEGO Academy Award (Oscar).
Glad to see Lego can continue to outdo themselves with the moral dubiousness of their licensing partners.
It doesn't help that it's probably the ugliest trophy in the world. I say this as a football fan.
Well, maybe we can get the Osprey 42113 after all? Can't see what's worse than FIFA with that.
@jkb said:
"I want an Infantino minifig for my villain-collection."
Just use any Lex Luthor fig
Well. Now THAT is ugly
Also a wonderful Move for the LEGO Group to work together with the most corrupt Sports Organisation in the World. Bravo !
I think it is a fine prize for a football competition.
@shaase said:
" @ACubeInABox said:
"Finally, after all these years, UCS Golden Turd"
It'll go along with 76429 the talking poop emoji Lego already gave us"
And now give us an Architecture set of the Asahi Beer Hall in Tokyo, with the Flamme d'Or, commonly known as The Golden Turd......
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asahi_Beer_Hall
No amount of expletives could convey how angry this partnership makes me. Sure, LEGO, cut your partnership with Shell because of the environment and the signal it sends to children, that’s fine. But with that in mind, did you not think about those same children when you were making this deal with what is widely considered the most corrupt non-governmental organisation in the world? Or did Gianni Infantino scare you into this by showing you pictures of Saudi consulates and embassies?
I don’t like the direction this Lego train is heading in, and I think I wanna get off.
My least favourite sport and trophy, will never get this.
Release the modular!
@WizardOfOss said:
"And now give us an Architecture set of the Asahi Beer Hall in Tokyo, with the Flamme d'Or, commonly known as The Golden Turd......
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asahi_Beer_Hall"
Oh wow.
That is an unfortunately-designed building.
By definition, the World Cup trophy should be…a cup?
(and not an ice cream cone)
2025: I'm getting Trump involved. This is the worst thing that will ever happen to Le Soccre.
2026: Hold my cup.
I don't see why there is so much negativity. If the FA can raise £160, we can see Harry Kane lift the World Cup. And they could probably even draft in David Beckham to help him build it.
I would love to see more football as it is a great sport to gather people together but I would prefer avoid the association with such a corrupt organization.
Let me guess - no negative points during the official review from Brickset and $300 plus (rolls eyes). Hasn't Lego learned from their past mistakes??
@Mischa07 said:
"Hopefully this paves the way for a LEGO Academy Award (Oscar)."
Yeah, I started thinking, as I was reading the article, that replicas of other famous trophies would be cool. Emmy, Hugo, Stanley cup, there are so many... (Okay, maybe the Hugo would never happen, even if they did do a series of these, but let a sci-fi buff dream.)
@chrisaw said:
"Please give me some playable Football sets like we used to have. They worked so well!"
I have a few of these from the 2000s that I want to put into my city. It's a fun bit to play, and while I can see why it wasn't the most popular theme, it's a nice addition to a city layout. People need their leisure activities in between being arrested and sprayed by firefighters.
Not my thing but doesn’t look horrible for what it is at least
The minifigure inside looks like he is stealing the trophy. Where is Pickles the dog when you need him?
@AustinPowers said:
"I prefer the version available from Chinese knockoff brands. "
I think we all could have guessed that would be the case.
Could you add a 'Do Not Want' checkbox to the set listings please, Huw?
@Veit_Stähli said:
"Well. Now THAT is ugly"
Tbh., the real thing isn't super nice-looking, either. And it is a sculpture of Picard facepalming. Now, you can't unsee it, and you're wlcome.*
*look no further than then box back picture in the bottom-left corner.
Looks like Gold's back on the menu boys!
At least more gold parts for sale on Bricklink. Oh wait yeah only in select countries sorry!
Good parts pack, I imagine.
Give me a Stanley Cup, please ;) [Not the coffee cups, but the NHL trophy]
I have never liked the 'new' world cup so definitely wont be getting this as its not even a particularly good effort of the shape; the Jules Rimet trophy would have been a better option as that is at least a cup...
I'm disappointed but not surprised to see Lego collaborated with another incredibly shitty group. First Rowling and now this.
You can only use cash to pay for this, and it must be handed over in a brown paper bag
@eiffel006 said:
"Good parts pack, I imagine.
Give me a Stanley Cup, please ;) [Not the coffee cups, but the NHL trophy] "
From the notes of TLG's marketing division: "target demo wants bb cup, ask Stanley for license"
@DekoPuma said:
"I'm disappointed but not surprised to see Lego collaborated with another incredibly shitty group. First Rowling and now this."
Well, that's not fair.
You forgot Shell, Nike, NEOM, and the Black-Eyed Peas.
Could this be the ugliest set ever made?
@eiffel006 said:
[[Good parts pack, I imagine.
Give me a Stanley Cup, please ;) [Not the coffee cups, but the NHL trophy]]]
I would love a (LEGO) Stanley Cup!
Although I suspect the nature of the trophy with all the names engraved would either make it exorbitantly expensive or a sticker-laced nightmare we have yet to see the equal of.
@Jobbo said:
"Could you add a 'Do Not Want' checkbox to the set listings please, Huw?"
That could be really interesting for end-of-year stats - most vehemently disliked set of (insert year here). Love the idea!
@Spike730 said:
"Yikes. I wonder how many Trump will buy for the Oval Office."
And then use gold spray paint on them, just like all those gaudy appliquees.
@Spike730 said:
"Yikes. I wonder how many Trump will buy for the Oval Office."
You mean “steal”.
@WizardOfOss said:
" @sjr60 said:
"I think it looks fine for what it is. It's just that I'm not sure that the intersection between Lego fans and football fans is that huge."
Considering there's an estimated 3.5 to 4 billion football fans in the world, that's a lot of potential customers......
(but honestly, I don't see why there wouldn't be a pretty sizable overlap. I can't be the only one, right?)"
... Looks like it from here. At least this is "allowing all fans to imagine themselves as winners". Lucky you. And all for just £160
@eiffel006 said:
"Good parts pack, I imagine.
Give me a Stanley Cup, please ;) [Not the coffee cups, but the NHL trophy"
Or how about the Borg-Warner Trophy.......with all the faces of the previous winners on it!
@Autoboty said:
"Not gonna lie, I thought this was a fried chicken drumstick."
Had a good chuckle, thanks.
It looks more like a drumstick made of unicorn flesh, crispy brown on the outside, all colors of the rainbow inside.
How low do we think the discounts will go for this abomination? Maybe in a year they'll be a give-away with a $50 purchase
Do lego sports collaberations ever sell well? Every time I've seen its been a total shelf warmer. which makes me question why they keep doing it.... And this in particular is a very poor rendition of the Jules Rimet.
Will be buying one, it's the only way someone from England will ever get their hands on the trophy.
@The_Cellarer said:
" @eiffel006 said:
"Good parts pack, I imagine.
Give me a Stanley Cup, please ;) {Not the coffee cups, but the NHL trophy}"
I would love a (LEGO) Stanley Cup!
Although I suspect the nature of the trophy with all the names engraved would either make it exorbitantly expensive or a sticker-laced nightmare we have yet to see the equal of."
Would you just get the version they hoist overhead after winning, or would it need to include all the retired rings from the base?
@GrizBe said:
"Do lego sports collaberations ever sell well? Every time I've seen its been a total shelf warmer. which makes me question why they keep doing it.... And this in particular is a very poor rendition of the Jules Rimet. "
This is not the Jules Rimet Trophy, that's the one used until 1970. This one is just boringly named "FIFA World Cup Trophy"....
@Jobbo said:
"Could you add a 'Do Not Want' checkbox to the set listings please, Huw?"
You can add your own: https://brickset.com/profile/listpreferences
@WizardOfOss said:
" This is not the Jules Rimet Trophy, that's the one used until 1970. This one is just boringly named "FIFA World Cup Trophy"...."
Ah yes... I stand corrected on the name. Still a terrible rendition though.
@GrizBe said:
" @WizardOfOss said:
" This is not the Jules Rimet Trophy, that's the one used until 1970. This one is just boringly named "FIFA World Cup Trophy"...."
Ah yes... I stand corrected on the name. Still a terrible rendition though. "
Agree....shape wise, the Jules Rimet would have been nicer anyway, although the lack of shiny gold pieces would be an even bigger issue with that one.
@TheOtherMike said:
" @Jobbo said:
"Could you add a 'Do Not Want' checkbox to the set listings please, Huw?"
You can add your own: https://brickset.com/profile/listpreferences"
Brilliant. This also means I can add a 'I only want it with a big discount' flag. Fab, thanks :D
@The_Boba_Brick said:
"How low do we think the discounts will go for this abomination? Maybe in a year they'll be a give-away with a $50 purchase "
It depends who wins. I reckon sales might be good in the winner's country.
@PurpleDave said:
" @The_Cellarer said:
" @eiffel006 said:
"Good parts pack, I imagine.
Give me a Stanley Cup, please ;) {Not the coffee cups, but the NHL trophy}"
I would love a (LEGO) Stanley Cup!
Although I suspect the nature of the trophy with all the names engraved would either make it exorbitantly expensive or a sticker-laced nightmare we have yet to see the equal of."
Would you just get the version they hoist overhead after winning, or would it need to include all the retired rings from the base?"
I guess it would be most sensible to get the current cup with the barrel ring bands as they are at the time of release, thus including the champions from 1953-54 until now.
As far as I know three ring bands have been removed so far, so would not put it beyond TLG to include the bands for the champions up to and including 1953 as a GWP that was only available for a few days, but I digress.
@ELH2806 said:
"You'd think a Lego designer would be able to make a better sphere"
43019 will 'likely' be a World Cup Football with a €119.99 price but that is just a rumour :) Hopefully that one will be a better sphere.
Buildable drumstick.
Super niche sets for AFOL liking football that don't run screaming after seeing this.
But they still refuse to make a decent castle series, despite the massive sales of castle figs on PAB and all the money earned by resellers
@ShinyBidoof said:
" @AustinPowers said:
"I prefer the version available from Chinese knockoff brands. "
I think we all could have guessed that would be the case."
Absolutely not the case normally.
I like sets from alternative brands, not knockoffs. But in the case of certain minifigs, which you would never get from LEGO themselves, knockoffs and custom manufacturers are the only way. For example I have awesome minifigs of Mario and Luigi, various celebrities, medieval folk, Bob Ross (including the alternative Deadpool 2 trailer version), and the Red Dwarf gang.
As a huge soccer/football fan... this is not what we wanted lol
@sjr60 said:
"I think it looks fine for what it is. It's just that I'm not sure that the intersection between Lego fans and football fans is that huge."
This comment section would support that hypothesis
@monty_bricks said:
" @sjr60 said:
"I think it looks fine for what it is. It's just that I'm not sure that the intersection between Lego fans and football fans is that huge."
This comment section would support that hypothesis "
They did a few different stadiums and you can get loads more clone brick stadiums, so presumably there is enough of an overlap. No doubt this deal also means that there will be LEGO advertising at the World Cup, which is probably just as important as sales of the set.
@ThunderCracker81 said:
"No amount of expletives could convey how angry this partnership makes me. Sure, LEGO, cut your partnership with Shell because of the environment and the signal it sends to children, that’s fine. But with that in mind, did you not think about those same children when you were making this deal with what is widely considered the most corrupt non-governmental organisation in the world? Or did Gianni Infantino scare you into this by showing you pictures of Saudi consulates and embassies?
I don’t like the direction this Lego train is heading in, and I think I wanna get off."
Took the [redacted] right out of my mouth. To paraphrase Zazu from the Lion King "If this is where the *company* is headed, count me out!" The last thing this world needs is more catering to authoritarianism.
“ A printed plaque underneath the base lists all the winning teams of the World Cup trophy since 1974, adding a collectable and historical aspect to the set.”
Surely they only need the 1966 winners on there…
But I suppose that would mean designing an entirely different trophy!
To the best soccer fan.
@Mr_Hobbles said:
"Firstly, what a terrible looking model.
Secondly, I’ve never been more sure that whenever Lego spouts something about trying to be ethical, they’re making it up. Those ideals have well and truly been thrown out of the window."
remember when Google quietly got rid of their "Don't be evil" motto? this is the way of the corporation
I thought it was a football hooligan jumping out of the trophy.
An absolutely hideous looking set. A real shame nobody at Lego could use this as an opportunity to give us some (non-stickered) national flag pieces…
It looks even more of a deformed and melting ice cream cone than the actual trophy does! Good going, LEGO!
@ulibu said:
"Can we, for once, get a good set some time again, pretty please?"
No. You get fifty F1 cars, shoes or super expensive boring crap with typos
@CCC said:
" @monty_bricks said:
" @sjr60 said:
"I think it looks fine for what it is. It's just that I'm not sure that the intersection between Lego fans and football fans is that huge."
This comment section would support that hypothesis "
They did a few different stadiums and you can get loads more clone brick stadiums, so presumably there is enough of an overlap."
Stadiums are more than just football though. If they'd made it, I'd have bought the twin towers Wembley like a shot, and I haven't watched a single football match since I was 4!
Do the English premier league trophy and the champions league one Now Lego and we'll talk
I'll even take the FA cup...
Apparently you can’t make everything with Lego.
Hey Lego, Not everything needs to be a Lego version… This whole “everything as a Lego replica” trend is starting to feel petty and boring. It makes Lego feel cheap… On top of the fact that this way, you’re pushing people into buying stuff, what’s the point here?
Looking at this trophy, it is kinda baffling they haven't done any F1 trophies yet.....even when the actual trophies for this years Silverstone GP were made from (supiciously shiny) Lego!
https://www.lego.com/en-us/aboutus/news/2025/july/lego-trophies-2025-silverstone-f1-british-grand-prix
But with 24 races and many having their own unique trophy, this could have been an absolute gold mine!
If they recalled the Osprey for maybe being linked to the military, they can also recall this symbol of a monegrabbing corrupt institute.
40% off a month after release
@Mister_Jonny said:
"I appreciate the effort, but this is a pretty ugly model."
Let's be honest... The actual trophy IS ugly.
@watcher21 said:
"Super niche sets for AFOL liking football that don't run screaming after seeing this.
But they still refuse to make a decent castle series, despite the massive sales of castle figs on PAB and all the money earned by resellers"
I don't know how many castles Lego have to release every year for AFOLs to pack it in that "Lego never do castles". The Lions Knight's Castle has had to have multiple promotions on it to shift it.
Zero interest in this, and FIFA is, as others have noted, an appallingly corrupt organization. But given the global popularity of the game, Lego's own European roots, and the fact that much of next year's World Cup will be held in Lego's biggest market, there was no way they couldn't do something to tie in with it. Agree that this is a really ugly set though.