What we know about the Panini 2026 World Cup sticker collection: release date, teams, quantity...
As the kickoff to the 2026 World Cup looms, sticker collectors, young and old alike are looking forward to the launch of the new sticker book.
The countdown to the 2026 World Cup is in the final straight with the tournament getting underway on June 11 as Mexico face South Africa at the Estadio Azteca.
Ahead of the newly expanded 48 team tournament, collectors are eagerly anticipating the release of the traditional Panini sticker collection that has become a staple of the biggest soccer event every four years.
Panini has officially confirmed that the 2026 FIFA World Cup collection will be the largest in the company’s 50-year history, primarily due to the tournament’s expansion to 48 teams.
The tentative release date for the collection is April 26/29 and will feature 980 stickers with the date varying per region with a single sticker pack expected to retail at approximately: $1.50 – $2.00 / £1.00 – £1.20 (packs typically contain 5 stickers).
🔥 The countdown is ON! 🔥
— Panini UK & Ireland (@OfficialPanini) March 16, 2026
A new era of football collecting is coming.
The Panini FIFA World Cup 2026™ official sticker collection is almost here — celebrating the world’s biggest football event with a collection like no other.
48 qualified teams.
Legends, rising stars,… pic.twitter.com/gf5YEk7cXI
The massive scale of this tournament (104 matches across 16 cities) has led to a record-breaking collection size which compares to 670 for the Qatar 2022 collection.
Álbum de figurinhas completo da Copa do Mundo do Qatar de 2022.
— Robinho Barros ( Acervo Futebol ) (@acervofutebol23) March 23, 2026
Fabricante: Panini pic.twitter.com/Zb65qJ5Beq
The album will feature each of the 48 nations (with the final places being confirmed when the playoffs conclude at the end of March) with each team set to get a 2-page spread featuring 20 stickers: 18 player portraits, 1 team photo, and 1 shiny foil team logo.
There will also be special sections with dedicated pages for host city posters, stadiums, tournament history, and the “Road to the Final.”
Amazon has a bunch of different 2026 Panini FIFA World Cup Sticker options available for pre-order #ad https://t.co/ackrNneDmU pic.twitter.com/5H6k5ykPhI
— Card Purchaser (@CardPurchaser) March 19, 2026
It’s not clear at this point if FIFA chief Gianni Infantino will get his own sticker as was the case with last year’s FIFA Club World Cup sticker collection.
Er werd een volledig Panini-album op de markt gebracht voor de Club World Cup 2025. Inclusief een gouden sticker van FIFA-baas Gianni Infantino. Game's gone. pic.twitter.com/blw2YwTlqq
— Koen Frans (@koenfrans) June 4, 2025
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