{"id":53982,"date":"2026-04-02T10:41:32","date_gmt":"2026-04-02T10:41:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/53982\/"},"modified":"2026-04-02T10:41:32","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T10:41:32","slug":"lego-sets-of-messi-ronaldo-mbappe-and-vini-jr-join-the-lego-editions-theme-for-the-world-cup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/53982\/","title":{"rendered":"LEGO sets of Messi, Ronaldo, Mbapp\u00e9 and Vini Jr join the LEGO Editions theme for the World Cup!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>        April 2, 2026<br \/>\n        |<\/p>\n<p>          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/jaysbrickblog.com\/wp-content\/themes\/jaysbrickblog\/assets\/images\/comment.svg?v=1713835155\" alt=\"\"\/><br \/>\n          1<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1400\" height=\"933\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/LEGO-Editions-Football-Players-Feature-1400x933.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-84777\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>With the World Cup kicking off in just a few weeks, The LEGO Group has signed a squad of football (soccer) legends to its new <a href=\"https:\/\/click.linksynergy.com\/deeplink?id=JF2DY0n6uhs&amp;mid=24340&amp;murl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.lego.com%2Fthemes%2F\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">LEGO Editions theme<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>We have the likes of Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, Kylian Mbapp\u00e9, and Vin\u00edcius J\u00fanior represented as minifigures, but also posable 2-in-1 constraction-esque figures, plus a 1,427-piece Lionel Messi wall art model that pays tribute to his signature celebration pose. <\/p>\n<p>9 sets will be released on 1 May 2026, just in time for the summer of football and the World Cup, and <a href=\"https:\/\/click.linksynergy.com\/deeplink?id=JF2DY0n6uhs&amp;mid=24340&amp;murl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.lego.com%2Fproduct%2F43018\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">43018 Lionel Messi \u2013 Celebration<\/a> will be released on 1 June 2026.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019ve been watching football since I was a kid, so it\u2019s incredible to see LEGO finally embrace football in this way, and to also win the rights to turn the likes of Messi, Ronaldo, and Mbapp\u00e9 into minifigures. The price points for these football highlights dioramas are quite decent, and will ensure young fans get access to their favourite sporting stars without breaking the bank.<\/p>\n<p>Solid lineup of legends and young starlets like Mbapp\u00e9 and Vini Jr. If there was any current players missing, I\u2019d have to say that an English player (I support England at the WC) like Harry Kane, Bukayo Saka or Jude Bellingham or Spanish wunderkind Lamine Yamal, with the latter\u2019s absence quite odd as Spain are one of the top favourites for the World Cup 2026. <\/p>\n<p>Anyway, enough football talk! Check out pricing and more product images supplied by LEGO below<\/p>\n<p>See below for regional prices and product pages. Pre-orders are open now on LEGO.com or Amazon!<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re planning on purchasing or pre-ordering this set, please consider using the affiliate links in this post. I may earn a small commission with each purchase that helps support the work I do on the blog!<\/p>\n<p>43011 Lionel Messi \u2013 Football Highlights (500 pieces)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1384\" height=\"1400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/43011-Lionel-Messi-Football-Highlights-Set-and-Box-1384x1400.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-84743\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>43012 Cristiano Ronaldo \u2013 Football Highlights (490 pieces)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1394\" height=\"1400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/43012-Cristiano-Ronaldo-Football-Highlights-Set-and-Box-1394x1400.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-84765\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>43013 Kylian Mbapp\u00e9 \u2013 Football Highlights (490 pieces)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1390\" height=\"1400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/43013-Kylian-Mbappe-Football-Highlights-Set-and-Box-1390x1400.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-84749\"  \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/jaysbrickblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/43013-Kylian-Mbappe-Football-Highlights-Lifestyle-1400x1113.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\"  alt=\"\" data-height=\"1192\" data-id=\"84745\" data-link=\"https:\/\/jaysbrickblog.com\/43013-kylian-mbappe-football-highlights-lifestyle\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/jaysbrickblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/43013-Kylian-Mbappe-Football-Highlights-Lifestyle-1400x1113.jpg\" data-width=\"1500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/43013-Kylian-Mbappe-Football-Highlights-Lifestyle-1400x1113.jpg\" data-amp-layout=\"responsive\"\/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/jaysbrickblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/43013-Kylian-Mbappe-Football-Highlights-Lifestlye-Build-1400x1095.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\"  alt=\"\" data-height=\"1173\" data-id=\"84744\" data-link=\"https:\/\/jaysbrickblog.com\/43013-kylian-mbappe-football-highlights-lifestlye-build\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/jaysbrickblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/43013-Kylian-Mbappe-Football-Highlights-Lifestlye-Build-1400x1095.jpg\" data-width=\"1500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/43013-Kylian-Mbappe-Football-Highlights-Lifestlye-Build-1400x1095.jpg\" data-amp-layout=\"responsive\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>43013 Vini Jr \u2013 Football Highlights (490  pieces)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1390\" height=\"1400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/43013-Kylian-Mbappe-Football-Highlights-Set-and-Box-1390x1400.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-84749\"  \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/jaysbrickblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/43013-Kylian-Mbappe-Football-Highlights-Lifestyle-1400x1113.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\"  alt=\"\" data-height=\"1192\" data-id=\"84745\" data-link=\"https:\/\/jaysbrickblog.com\/43013-kylian-mbappe-football-highlights-lifestyle\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/jaysbrickblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/43013-Kylian-Mbappe-Football-Highlights-Lifestyle-1400x1113.jpg\" data-width=\"1500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/43013-Kylian-Mbappe-Football-Highlights-Lifestyle-1400x1113.jpg\" data-amp-layout=\"responsive\"\/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/jaysbrickblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/43013-Kylian-Mbappe-Football-Highlights-Lifestlye-Build-1400x1095.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\"  alt=\"\" data-height=\"1173\" data-id=\"84744\" data-link=\"https:\/\/jaysbrickblog.com\/43013-kylian-mbappe-football-highlights-lifestlye-build\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/jaysbrickblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/43013-Kylian-Mbappe-Football-Highlights-Lifestlye-Build-1400x1095.jpg\" data-width=\"1500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/43013-Kylian-Mbappe-Football-Highlights-Lifestlye-Build-1400x1095.jpg\" data-amp-layout=\"responsive\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>43015 Lionel Messi \u2013 Football Legend (958 pieces)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1400\" height=\"1400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/43015-Lionel-Messi-Football-Legend-Set-and-Box-1400x1400.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-84755\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>43016 Cristiano Ronaldo \u2013 Football Legend (854 pieces)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1389\" height=\"1400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/43016-Cristiano-Ronaldo-Football-Legend-Set-and-Box-1389x1400.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-84729\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>43018 Lionel Messi \u2013 Celebration (1,427 pieces)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1393\" height=\"1400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/43018-Lionel-Messi-Celebration-Set-and-Box-1393x1400.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-84758\"  \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/jaysbrickblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/43018-Lionel-Messi-Celebration-Set-1338x1400.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\"  alt=\"\" data-height=\"1500\" data-id=\"84766\" data-link=\"https:\/\/jaysbrickblog.com\/43018-lionel-messi-celebration-set\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/jaysbrickblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/43018-Lionel-Messi-Celebration-Set-1338x1400.jpg\" data-width=\"1434\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/43018-Lionel-Messi-Celebration-Set-1338x1400.jpg\" data-amp-layout=\"responsive\"\/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/jaysbrickblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/43018-Lionel-Messi-Celebration-Lean-Wall-1400x1400.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\"  alt=\"\" data-height=\"1500\" data-id=\"84770\" data-link=\"https:\/\/jaysbrickblog.com\/43018-lionel-messi-celebration-lean-wall\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/jaysbrickblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/43018-Lionel-Messi-Celebration-Lean-Wall-1400x1400.jpg\" data-width=\"1500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/43018-Lionel-Messi-Celebration-Lean-Wall-1400x1400.jpg\" data-amp-layout=\"responsive\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>43032 FIFA World Cup 2026\u2122 Official Emblem (298 pieces)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1400\" height=\"1400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/43032-FIFA-World-Cup-2026-Official-Emblem-Set-snd-box-1400x1400.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-84786\"  \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/jaysbrickblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/43032-FIFA-World-Cup-2026-Official-Emblem-Set-959x1400.png\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\"  alt=\"\" data-height=\"1800\" data-id=\"84785\" data-link=\"https:\/\/jaysbrickblog.com\/news\/lego-editions-sets-messi-ronaldo-mbappe-and-vini-jr-world-cup\/attachment\/43032-fifa-world-cup-2026-official-emblem-set\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/jaysbrickblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/43032-FIFA-World-Cup-2026-Official-Emblem-Set-959x1400.png\" data-width=\"1233\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/43032-FIFA-World-Cup-2026-Official-Emblem-Set-959x1400.png\" data-amp-layout=\"responsive\"\/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/jaysbrickblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/43032-FIFA-World-Cup-2026-Official-Emblem-Lifestyle-1400x933.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\"  alt=\"\" data-height=\"1600\" data-id=\"84787\" data-link=\"https:\/\/jaysbrickblog.com\/news\/lego-editions-sets-messi-ronaldo-mbappe-and-vini-jr-world-cup\/attachment\/43032-fifa-world-cup-2026-official-emblem-lifestyle\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/jaysbrickblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/43032-FIFA-World-Cup-2026-Official-Emblem-Lifestyle-1400x933.jpg\" data-width=\"2400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/43032-FIFA-World-Cup-2026-Official-Emblem-Lifestyle-1400x933.jpg\" data-amp-layout=\"responsive\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>43033 2026 U.S. Soccer National Team Jersey (167 pieces)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1400\" height=\"1400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/43033-2026-U.S.-Soccer-National-Team-Jersey-Set-and-Box-1400x1400.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-84779\"  \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/jaysbrickblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/43033-2026-U.S.-Soccer-National-Team-Jersey-Minifigures-2-1400x788.png\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\"  alt=\"\" data-height=\"1350\" data-id=\"84783\" data-link=\"https:\/\/jaysbrickblog.com\/news\/lego-editions-sets-messi-ronaldo-mbappe-and-vini-jr-world-cup\/attachment\/43033-2026-u-s-soccer-national-team-jersey-minifigures-2\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/jaysbrickblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/43033-2026-U.S.-Soccer-National-Team-Jersey-Minifigures-2-1400x788.png\" data-width=\"2400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/43033-2026-U.S.-Soccer-National-Team-Jersey-Minifigures-2-1400x788.png\" data-amp-layout=\"responsive\"\/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/jaysbrickblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/43033-2026-U.S.-Soccer-National-Team-Jersey-Minifigures-3-1400x788.png\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\"  alt=\"\" data-height=\"1350\" data-id=\"84784\" data-link=\"https:\/\/jaysbrickblog.com\/news\/lego-editions-sets-messi-ronaldo-mbappe-and-vini-jr-world-cup\/attachment\/43033-2026-u-s-soccer-national-team-jersey-minifigures-3\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/jaysbrickblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/43033-2026-U.S.-Soccer-National-Team-Jersey-Minifigures-3-1400x788.png\" data-width=\"2400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/43033-2026-U.S.-Soccer-National-Team-Jersey-Minifigures-3-1400x788.png\" data-amp-layout=\"responsive\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>To get the latest\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/jaysbrickblog.com\/lego-news\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">LEGO news<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/jaysbrickblog.com\/lego-reviews\/\" 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