Quick look: 43033 U.S. Soccer National Team Jersey

I wonder if this is the first of many shirt sets. Seems a bit odd otherwise.

Why does it show the back of the shirt rather than the front?

Whereas the Ronaldo set is 3x better value for money. This isn't a FIFA set, so it's clear it's US Soccer ripping people off.

It might seem expensive, but you could buy three of these sets for less than the price of ONE train ticket from Boston to Foxboro where some games will be played. Tickets on that route normally cost less than the price of this set, but they jacked them up to $80 because they can.

Exclusive torso and leg printing, 2K arms and legs, 6/10 printed elements... Why is this considered overpriced while much less stuff for Star Wars isn't?

@joshcvt said:
"If they wanted the minifig body to be usable for a female player, they'd have needed to release a separate design with four stars above the shield.

Because unlike the US men's team, the US women actually win things."

The women used to, but things actually got competitive in the last decade or two. You want utter dominance, go check out the US women’s basketball team.

@Bycougars said:
" @mcbbvb said:
"So you can have your favorite player's number on the back of the shirt but it won't match with the minifigures? And why do the minifigures have different faces and hair if they have the same number? Aren't they supposed to be the same player?"

The 26 is because the World Cup takes place in 2026. So in this case no it doesn’t represent a specific player."

That’s what I assumed. Baseball is the only sport I know of where the entire team wears the same number (42), and only on Jackie Robinson Day.

"Having said that, I wish there was a way to get different jersey ’s for the torso"

Black Sharpie?

LMAO the stars are stickers. Terrible. Wouldn't pick this up for a fiver.

@Murdoch17 said:
" @dimc said:
"LMAO the stars are stickers. Terrible. Wouldn't pick this up for a fiver. "

Personally, I wouldn't pick it up if it was free."

My old Soccer sets from the late 90s/early 00s can already field teams, and I can actually play a match with my friends, so yeah, this isn't worth it at free.

@Murdoch17 said:
" @dimc said:
"LMAO the stars are stickers. Terrible. Wouldn't pick this up for a fiver. "

Personally, I wouldn't pick it up if it was free."

But that's the best price for a parts pack!

@Bycougars said:
" @mcbbvb said:
"So you can have your favorite player's number on the back of the shirt but it won't match with the minifigures? And why do the minifigures have different faces and hair if they have the same number? Aren't they supposed to be the same player?"

The 26 is because the World Cup takes place in 2026. So in this case no it doesn’t represent a specific player. Having said that, I wish there was a way to get different jersey ’s for the torso"

I can understand that but (to me) it makes little sense to have a minifigure with a number that does not represent the player but a year. Don't see that often in football.

Expensive, boring and next to no audience.
Wow Lego is picking some winners this month.

I mean, I would assume there's limited appeal to all of the country-specific player sets, but I'm not an international football fan, so I can't really speak for them all.

I am disappointed about Lego working with FIFA and other players with objectionable histories. Even if I was into the ultra-patriotic figs here, I probably wouldn't buy the set to support the theme, sorry. :(

What's more popular in the US: Soccer or F1?

@ PDelahanty said:
"It might seem expensive, but you could buy three of these sets for less than the price of ONE train ticket from Boston to Foxboro where some games will be played. Tickets on that route normally cost less than the price of this set, but they jacked them up to $80 because they can."

Surge pricing on train tickets? How lovely!

I find it quite odd that these are generic yellow figs when everything else in the range is skin tone. I’m sure that was cheaper than including multiple skin tones like the table football set 21337 but I still think they will look awkward displayed with other World Cup sets.

I actually like the highlights sets with their interesting scaling and perspective, but this one is a nope all round from me.

@asherkobin said:
"What's more popular in the US: Soccer or F1?"
Neither come close to Fierljeppen!

@stefwaffles said:
"I find it quite odd that these are generic yellow figs when everything else in the range is skin tone. I’m sure that was cheaper than including multiple skin tones like the table football set 21337 but I still think they will look awkward displayed with other World Cup sets."
Even more so that despite this, the figure in the away kit still doesn't show any leg skin.....

@stefwaffles said:
"@ PDelahanty said:
"It might seem expensive, but you could buy three of these sets for less than the price of ONE train ticket from Boston to Foxboro where some games will be played. Tickets on that route normally cost less than the price of this set, but they jacked them up to $80 because they can."

Surge pricing on train tickets? How lovely!

I find it quite odd that these are generic yellow figs when everything else in the range is skin tone. I’m sure that was cheaper than including multiple skin tones like the table football set 21337 but I still think they will look awkward displayed with other World Cup sets.

I actually like the highlights sets with their interesting scaling and perspective, but this one is a nope all round from me."

The other sets' figures represent specific people so it makes sense. Whereas whatever skin tone they used here, someone would complain that LEGO is racist and hates them as they have excluded them from these sets. Especially as internet rage against LEGO seems to be at an all time high. Multiple skin tones is easy when there are many figures in a set but much harder when there are just two.

... I like the way they did the frame. Colors are striking. Having the figs in there also spices it up I guess. And I appreciate the alt head and hair options.

Not much else to say that is positive though

@WizardOfOss said:
[[ @asherkobin said:
[[What's more popular in the US: Soccer or F1?]]
Neither come close to Fierljeppen!

Fierljeppen mentioned!
Also kaatsen, klootschieten, beugelen, sjezen en ringrijden

@stefwaffles said:
"@ PDelahanty said:
"It might seem expensive, but you could buy three of these sets for less than the price of ONE train ticket from Boston to Foxboro where some games will be played. Tickets on that route normally cost less than the price of this set, but they jacked them up to $80 because they can."

Surge pricing on train tickets? How lovely!"

Oh, it gets much worse. I just read that Maryland is set to be the first US state to pass a law banning customer-specific pricing. Apparently major store chains are able to feed their security camera footage through an internet filter that enables them to identify who you are, what your income level is, and how much you're likely to spend on things. Then they can use that information to adjust _your_ pricing in real time, so that two people scanning the same item in adjacent checkout lanes will be ringing up different prices. Michigan _used_ to have a law requiring stores to put price stickers on every individual piece of merchandise that's not sold by bulk pricing, either by weight or volume. That was repealed because it was "too costly", and stores are now only required to put prices on store shelves. I haven't seen them yet, but the theory floated in the article is that stores could eventually digitize the price stickers on store shelves, such that the prices displayed below each product could change based on who happens to have walked up to that specific shelf.

@Bricklunch said:
"Did they only give you 1 'Zero' sticker so you can't spell out '5318008' or 58008?"

I guess they had a sheet to fill up so they gave extra numbers but decided not to give an extra 0. Really, they only needed 0,1,1,2,2,3,4,5,6,7,8 (assuming the 6 is printed centrally and can be a 9) to cover all the numbers allowed in the World Cup (1 to 23). UEFA and other confederations allow 1 to 99 and this sheet also works for that.

@CCC said:
" @Bricklunch said:
"Did they only give you 1 'Zero' sticker so you can't spell out '5318008' or 58008?"

I guess they had a sheet to fill up so they gave extra numbers but decided not to give an extra 0. Really, they only needed 0,1,1,2,2,3,4,5,6,7,8 (assuming the 6 is printed centrally and can be a 9) to cover all the numbers allowed in the World Cup (1 to 23). UEFA and other confederations allow 1 to 99 and this sheet also works for that."

The elusive player 00 will forever remain outside of our grasp

@CCC said:
" @Bricklunch said:
"Did they only give you 1 'Zero' sticker so you can't spell out '5318008' or 58008?"

I guess they had a sheet to fill up so they gave extra numbers but decided not to give an extra 0. Really, they only needed 0,1,1,2,2,3,4,5,6,7,8 (assuming the 6 is printed centrally and can be a 9) to cover all the numbers allowed in the World Cup (1 to 23). UEFA and other confederations allow 1 to 99 and this sheet also works for that."

There’s a Culver’s restaurant near where I live that has a reindeer sculpture that doubles as an Advent Calendar. It has two cubes with numbers on all six sides, and using just those twelve numbers it is possible to display every number from 01 to 24, but it took me a while to figure out how they squeeze them all in.

@Brickodillo said:
" @WizardOfOss said:
" @asherkobin said:
"What's more popular in the US: Soccer or F1?"
Neither come close to Fierljeppen!

Fierljeppen mentioned!
Also kaatsen, klootschieten, beugelen, sjezen en ringrijden
"

Yes, I don’t know what Ferljeppen is or even how to say it, but I’ll gladly take it over soccer and car racing. I’m assuming it’s some sort of elective surgery. "

@alfred_the_buttler said:
" @Brickodillo said:
" @WizardOfOss said:
" @asherkobin said:
"What's more popular in the US: Soccer or F1?"
Neither come close to Fierljeppen!

Fierljeppen mentioned!
Also kaatsen, klootschieten, beugelen, sjezen en ringrijden
"

Yes, I don’t know what Ferljeppen is or even how to say it, but I’ll gladly take it over soccer and car racing. I’m assuming it’s some sort of elective surgery. " "

Pole vaulting....but horizontal.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uuoaTsJ5WlY

@CCC said:
" @Bricklunch said:
"Did they only give you 1 'Zero' sticker so you can't spell out '5318008' or 58008?"

I guess they had a sheet to fill up so they gave extra numbers but decided not to give an extra 0. Really, they only needed 0,1,1,2,2,3,4,5,6,7,8 (assuming the 6 is printed centrally and can be a 9) to cover all the numbers allowed in the World Cup (1 to 23). UEFA and other confederations allow 1 to 99 and this sheet also works for that."

I never really expected them to have 2 'zero' stickers - it was just a bit in reference to the way calculators show '5318008' or 58008 when inverted.

@Bricklunch said:
" @CCC said:
" @Bricklunch said:
"Did they only give you 1 'Zero' sticker so you can't spell out '5318008' or 58008?"

I guess they had a sheet to fill up so they gave extra numbers but decided not to give an extra 0. Really, they only needed 0,1,1,2,2,3,4,5,6,7,8 (assuming the 6 is printed centrally and can be a 9) to cover all the numbers allowed in the World Cup (1 to 23). UEFA and other confederations allow 1 to 99 and this sheet also works for that."

I never really expected them to have 2 'zero' stickers - it was just a bit in reference to the way calculators show '5318008' or 58008 when inverted. "
LOL + LOL = hIhI

(or is that just a Dutch thing?

Ugly in so many ways...

Famously soccer-obsessed country The United States

@Bricklunch said: "it was just a bit in reference to the way calculators show '5318008' or 58008 when inverted"
@WizardOfOss said: "LOL + LOL = hIhI (or is that just a Dutch thing?)"

It's at least international enough for 71017-18 to exist.

@WizardOfOss said:
[[[[The 2026 World Cup, hosted partly in the USA, is forecast to be the most popular football event in American history, despite fewer than 30% of Americans saying they have an interest in the sport [1].]]

Also makes you wonder: Why only the US team jersey? Okay, I doubt the Canadian jersey would sell any better, but Mexico? I bet a similar set would sell like hotcakes there....]]

I bet a Mexico set would outsell this in the US!

@PurpleDave said:
" @stefwaffles said:
"@ PDelahanty said:
"It might seem expensive, but you could buy three of these sets for less than the price of ONE train ticket from Boston to Foxboro where some games will be played. Tickets on that route normally cost less than the price of this set, but they jacked them up to $80 because they can."

Surge pricing on train tickets? How lovely!"

Oh, it gets much worse. I just read that Maryland is set to be the first US state to pass a law banning customer-specific pricing. Apparently major store chains are able to feed their security camera footage through an internet filter that enables them to identify who you are, what your income level is, and how much you're likely to spend on things. Then they can use that information to adjust _your_ pricing in real time, so that two people scanning the same item in adjacent checkout lanes will be ringing up different prices. Michigan _used_ to have a law requiring stores to put price stickers on every individual piece of merchandise that's not sold by bulk pricing, either by weight or volume. That was repealed because it was "too costly", and stores are now only required to put prices on store shelves. I haven't seen them yet, but the theory floated in the article is that stores could eventually digitize the price stickers on store shelves, such that the prices displayed below each product could change based on who happens to have walked up to that specific shelf."
Wow.
You can say what you like about Europe, but reading the above I am glad about our consumer-protection laws.

@AustinPowers:
Michigan does still legally require shelf tags identifying the product and price (and I don’t know if it’s strictly required, but grocery prices always seem to include $/UM, so you know if buying bigger really is a better deal). Short of wiring up every shelf with power to run electronic readouts, there’s no efficient way to do on-the-spot price adjustments, so this may not really apply to brick-and-mortar stores right now. It definitely would to airfare. There are people who practice a trick called something like “skip-lagging”, where they book a flight from A to C, but leave the plane when it stops at B, because A-B prices are higher than A-B-C prices even though you’re only buying a ticket for a portion of the overall flight. Or they use a VPN to purchase the ticket showing they’re located in a different country at the time of purchase, because the same exact ticket is priced higher for one nation than for another (which even EU laws probably don’t cover).

I think I like the female heads/hair + figures the most.

@PurpleDave said: "Short of wiring up every shelf with power to run electronic readouts, there’s no efficient way to do on-the-spot price adjustments, so this may not really apply to brick-and-mortar stores right now"

Many stores here uses electronic labels on the shelves, with E-paper and wireless control they last pretty long between battery charging/replacement. Just the other day I was thinking about how many ways this opens for sneaky price manipulations - rather than identifying customers outright, I was thinking about a system that could see what make and model of cellphone you had, so a customer with the newest iPhone would see higher prices than one with a cheap-o Huawei.

"It definitely would to airfare"

I've heard there's SO much sneaky cross-site tracking when it comes to airline tickets - the prices gets adjusted depending on what other sites you've visited recently and what tabs you have open right now (at least it was so a few years ago, even if they've outlawed some of the tracking there's probably more than enough (legal and technical) loopholes for such things to still happen).

Digital technology is just such a bloody can of worms.

@Crux said:
"For all of Infantino's faults - and they are many - I guess he did have a point when he said "Football brings people together". It seems it really does. Here we are, all of us, closer together than ever, united in one glorious purpose: hating FIFA.

I tolerate you all so much."

I can put up with you, too.

@TheOtherMike said:
" @Crux said:
"For all of Infantino's faults - and they are many - I guess he did have a point when he said "Football brings people together". It seems it really does. Here we are, all of us, closer together than ever, united in one glorious purpose: hating FIFA.

I tolerate you all so much."

I can put up with you, too."
"You are all individual!"

"I'm not"

@AustinPowers said:
" @TheOtherMike said:
" @Crux said:
"For all of Infantino's faults - and they are many - I guess he did have a point when he said "Football brings people together". It seems it really does. Here we are, all of us, closer together than ever, united in one glorious purpose: hating FIFA.

I tolerate you all so much."

I can put up with you, too."
"You are all individual!"

"I'm not" "
Always remember you're unique. Just like everyone else.

@WizardOfOss said:
" @AustinPowers said:
" @TheOtherMike said:
" @Crux said:
"For all of Infantino's faults - and they are many - I guess he did have a point when he said "Football brings people together". It seems it really does. Here we are, all of us, closer together than ever, united in one glorious purpose: hating FIFA.

I tolerate you all so much."

I can put up with you, too."
"You are all individual!"

"I'm not" "
Always remember you're unique. Just like everyone else."

"Everyone's special, Dash." "Which is another way of saying no one is."

@TheOtherMike said:
" @WizardOfOss said:
" @AustinPowers said:
" @TheOtherMike said:
" @Crux said:
"For all of Infantino's faults - and they are many - I guess he did have a point when he said "Football brings people together". It seems it really does. Here we are, all of us, closer together than ever, united in one glorious purpose: hating FIFA.

I tolerate you all so much."

I can put up with you, too."
"You are all individual!"

"I'm not" "
Always remember you're unique. Just like everyone else."

"Everyone's special, Dash." "Which is another way of saying no one is.""
I was expecting more Life of Brian quotes... ;-)

@AustinPowers said:
" @TheOtherMike said:
" @WizardOfOss said:
" @AustinPowers said:
" @TheOtherMike said:
" @Crux said:
"For all of Infantino's faults - and they are many - I guess he did have a point when he said "Football brings people together". It seems it really does. Here we are, all of us, closer together than ever, united in one glorious purpose: hating FIFA.

I tolerate you all so much."

I can put up with you, too."
"You are all individual!"

"I'm not" "
Always remember you're unique. Just like everyone else."

"Everyone's special, Dash." "Which is another way of saying no one is.""
I was expecting more Life of Brian quotes... ;-) "

Unfortunately, I haven't seen it, I just know some of the quotes. But I can tell you that I'm Brian, and so's my wife.

@TheOtherMike said:
" @AustinPowers said:
" @TheOtherMike said:
" @WizardOfOss said:
" @AustinPowers said:
" @TheOtherMike said:
" @Crux said:
"For all of Infantino's faults - and they are many - I guess he did have a point when he said "Football brings people together". It seems it really does. Here we are, all of us, closer together than ever, united in one glorious purpose: hating FIFA.

I tolerate you all so much."

I can put up with you, too."
"You are all individual!"

"I'm not" "
Always remember you're unique. Just like everyone else."

"Everyone's special, Dash." "Which is another way of saying no one is.""
I was expecting more Life of Brian quotes... ;-) "

Unfortunately, I haven't seen it, I just know some of the quotes. But I can tell you that I'm Brian, and so's my wife."
I think he said "blessed are the cheese makers".

@AustinPowers said:
" @TheOtherMike said:
" @AustinPowers said:
" @TheOtherMike said:
" @WizardOfOss said:
" @AustinPowers said:
" @TheOtherMike said:
" @Crux said:
"For all of Infantino's faults - and they are many - I guess he did have a point when he said "Football brings people together". It seems it really does. Here we are, all of us, closer together than ever, united in one glorious purpose: hating FIFA.

I tolerate you all so much."

I can put up with you, too."
"You are all individual!"

"I'm not" "
Always remember you're unique. Just like everyone else."

"Everyone's special, Dash." "Which is another way of saying no one is.""
I was expecting more Life of Brian quotes... ;-) "

Unfortunately, I haven't seen it, I just know some of the quotes. But I can tell you that I'm Brian, and so's my wife."
I think he said "blessed are the cheese makers". "

Blessed is he who, in the name of charity and good will, shepherds the weak through the valley of the darkness. For he is truly his brother's keeper and the finder of lost children.

@WizardOfOss said:
" @AustinPowers said:
" @TheOtherMike said:
" @AustinPowers said:
" @TheOtherMike said:
" @WizardOfOss said:
" @AustinPowers said:
" @TheOtherMike said:
" @Crux said:
"For all of Infantino's faults - and they are many - I guess he did have a point when he said "Football brings people together". It seems it really does. Here we are, all of us, closer together than ever, united in one glorious purpose: hating FIFA.

I tolerate you all so much."

I can put up with you, too."
"You are all individual!"

"I'm not" "
Always remember you're unique. Just like everyone else."

"Everyone's special, Dash." "Which is another way of saying no one is.""
I was expecting more Life of Brian quotes... ;-) "

Unfortunately, I haven't seen it, I just know some of the quotes. But I can tell you that I'm Brian, and so's my wife."
I think he said "blessed are the cheese makers". "

Blessed is he who, in the name of charity and good will, shepherds the weak through the valley of the darkness. For he is truly his brother's keeper and the finder of lost children."

How absolutely dare you appropriate SecDef Hegseth's most humble and sincere prayer for your own sinister designs.

@Crux said:
" @WizardOfOss said:
" @AustinPowers said:
" @TheOtherMike said:
" @AustinPowers said:
" @TheOtherMike said:
" @WizardOfOss said:
" @AustinPowers said:
" @TheOtherMike said:
" @Crux said:
"For all of Infantino's faults - and they are many - I guess he did have a point when he said "Football brings people together". It seems it really does. Here we are, all of us, closer together than ever, united in one glorious purpose: hating FIFA.

I tolerate you all so much."

I can put up with you, too."
"You are all individual!"

"I'm not" "
Always remember you're unique. Just like everyone else."

"Everyone's special, Dash." "Which is another way of saying no one is.""
I was expecting more Life of Brian quotes... ;-) "

Unfortunately, I haven't seen it, I just know some of the quotes. But I can tell you that I'm Brian, and so's my wife."
I think he said "blessed are the cheese makers". "

Blessed is he who, in the name of charity and good will, shepherds the weak through the valley of the darkness. For he is truly his brother's keeper and the finder of lost children."

How absolutely dare you appropriate SecDef Hegseth's most humble and sincere prayer for your own sinister designs. "

Well, have you seen what my wallet says?

@WizardOfOss said:
" @Crux said:
" @WizardOfOss said:
" @AustinPowers said:
" @TheOtherMike said:
" @AustinPowers said:
" @TheOtherMike said:
" @WizardOfOss said:
" @AustinPowers said:
" @TheOtherMike said:
" @Crux said:
"For all of Infantino's faults - and they are many - I guess he did have a point when he said "Football brings people together". It seems it really does. Here we are, all of us, closer together than ever, united in one glorious purpose: hating FIFA.

I tolerate you all so much."

I can put up with you, too."
"You are all individual!"

"I'm not" "
Always remember you're unique. Just like everyone else."

"Everyone's special, Dash." "Which is another way of saying no one is.""
I was expecting more Life of Brian quotes... ;-) "

Unfortunately, I haven't seen it, I just know some of the quotes. But I can tell you that I'm Brian, and so's my wife."
I think he said "blessed are the cheese makers". "

Blessed is he who, in the name of charity and good will, shepherds the weak through the valley of the darkness. For he is truly his brother's keeper and the finder of lost children."

How absolutely dare you appropriate SecDef Hegseth's most humble and sincere prayer for your own sinister designs. "

Well, have you seen what my wallet says?"

You're an AFOL, so I'm guessing the same as mine - "Broke-ass Motherbricker".

@Crux said:
" @WizardOfOss said:
" @Crux said:
" @WizardOfOss said:
" @AustinPowers said:
" @TheOtherMike said:
" @AustinPowers said:
" @TheOtherMike said:
" @WizardOfOss said:
" @AustinPowers said:
" @TheOtherMike said:
" @Crux said:
"For all of Infantino's faults - and they are many - I guess he did have a point when he said "Football brings people together". It seems it really does. Here we are, all of us, closer together than ever, united in one glorious purpose: hating FIFA.

I tolerate you all so much."

I can put up with you, too."
"You are all individual!"

"I'm not" "
Always remember you're unique. Just like everyone else."

"Everyone's special, Dash." "Which is another way of saying no one is.""
I was expecting more Life of Brian quotes... ;-) "

Unfortunately, I haven't seen it, I just know some of the quotes. But I can tell you that I'm Brian, and so's my wife."
I think he said "blessed are the cheese makers". "

Blessed is he who, in the name of charity and good will, shepherds the weak through the valley of the darkness. For he is truly his brother's keeper and the finder of lost children."

How absolutely dare you appropriate SecDef Hegseth's most humble and sincere prayer for your own sinister designs. "

Well, have you seen what my wallet says?"

You're an AFOL, so I'm guessing the same as mine - "Broke-ass Motherbricker"."

And now I actually want a wallet like that :-)

@WizardOfOss said:
" @Crux said:
" @WizardOfOss said:
" @Crux said:
" @WizardOfOss said:
" @AustinPowers said:
" @TheOtherMike said:
" @AustinPowers said:
" @TheOtherMike said:
" @WizardOfOss said:
" @AustinPowers said:
" @TheOtherMike said:
" @Crux said:
"For all of Infantino's faults - and they are many - I guess he did have a point when he said "Football brings people together". It seems it really does. Here we are, all of us, closer together than ever, united in one glorious purpose: hating FIFA.

I tolerate you all so much."

I can put up with you, too."
"You are all individual!"

"I'm not" "
Always remember you're unique. Just like everyone else."

"Everyone's special, Dash." "Which is another way of saying no one is.""
I was expecting more Life of Brian quotes... ;-) "

Unfortunately, I haven't seen it, I just know some of the quotes. But I can tell you that I'm Brian, and so's my wife."
I think he said "blessed are the cheese makers". "

Blessed is he who, in the name of charity and good will, shepherds the weak through the valley of the darkness. For he is truly his brother's keeper and the finder of lost children."

How absolutely dare you appropriate SecDef Hegseth's most humble and sincere prayer for your own sinister designs. "

Well, have you seen what my wallet says?"

You're an AFOL, so I'm guessing the same as mine - "Broke-ass Motherbricker"."

And now I actually want a wallet like that :-)"

Be cool, HoneyBunny.

@Huw said: "30% of Americans" which is more than double all the English.

Football's necer coming home. :(