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LEGO has now taken the wraps off a surprisingly broad LEGO Editions football wave, and the big takeaway is that this is not just one Lionel Messi collectible. The newly listed range stretches across nine officially revealed sets, including the compact Soccer Highlights builds for Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, Kylian Mbappé and Vini Jr, larger Soccer Legend models for Messi and Ronaldo, an even more premium Lionel Messi Celebration set, plus a FIFA World Cup 2026 official emblem and a 2026 US national team jersey. That matters because it confirms LEGO Editions is shaping up as a real sports-collectibles subtheme rather than a one-off licensing experiment. It also gives proper context to the earlier speculation around Messi, because the final official lineup shows LEGO pursuing multiple price points, multiple football icons and more than one kind of display format at the same time.
When we first covered the Messi side of this story in our earlier rumor article, the bigger question was whether LEGO Editions was preparing one standout football collectible or something much wider. Now that the official LEGO product pages are live, the answer is clear: LEGO is trying several formats at once, from affordable mini display builds all the way up to a premium Messi centerpiece.
That makes this reveal more interesting than a typical one-set launch. Instead of betting everything on a single superstar model, LEGO has built a miniature football portfolio that covers player tributes, tournament branding and national-team memorabilia. Below is a full breakdown of each set in the wave, with official product visuals and the key details that matter most.
LEGO Editions football wave at a glance
The official reveal spans nine sets and three clear tiers: entry-level Soccer Highlights builds, mid-tier legend sets and a more expensive Messi display centerpiece, plus two tournament-adjacent collectibles.
| Set | Name | Pieces | Age | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 43011 | Lionel Messi – Soccer Highlights | 500 | 10+ | €29.99 |
| 43012 | Cristiano Ronaldo – Soccer Highlights | 490 | 10+ | €29.99 |
| 43013 | Kylian Mbappé – Soccer Highlights | 490 | 10+ | €29.99 |
| 43027 | Vini Jr – Soccer Highlights | 510 | 10+ | €29.99 |
| 43015 | Lionel Messi – Soccer Legend | 958 | 12+ | €79.99 |
| 43016 | Cristiano Ronaldo – Soccer Legend | 854 | 12+ | €79.99 |
| 43018 | Lionel Messi – Celebration | 1427 | 14+ | €179.99 |
| 43032 | FIFA World Cup 2026 Official Emblem | 298 | 10+ | €24.99 |
| 43033 | 2026 US Soccer National Team Jersey | 167 | 10+ | €24.99 |
43011 Lionel Messi – Soccer Highlights
Lionel Messi – Soccer Highlights is officially listed by LEGO at €29.99 with 500 pieces and an age recommendation of 10+. Messi gets one of the smaller Soccer Highlights display builds, focusing on a compact vignette-style presentation rather than a full statue format.
- Set number: 43011
- Name: Lionel Messi – Soccer Highlights
- Theme: LEGO Editions
- Pieces: 500
- Age: 10+
- Price on LEGO France: €29.99
This one looks designed to be the most accessible Messi entry in the range: cheaper, easier to display and closer to impulse-buy territory than the larger celebration and legend builds.
You can see the official LEGO product page here: Lionel Messi – Soccer Highlights on LEGO.com.
43012 Cristiano Ronaldo – Soccer Highlights
Cristiano Ronaldo – Soccer Highlights is officially listed by LEGO at €29.99 with 490 pieces and an age recommendation of 10+. Ronaldo also appears in the smaller Soccer Highlights line, giving LEGO a lower-cost Cristiano collectible alongside the bigger legend model.
- Set number: 43012
- Name: Cristiano Ronaldo – Soccer Highlights
- Theme: LEGO Editions
- Pieces: 490
- Age: 10+
- Price on LEGO France: €29.99
That dual-format approach is interesting because it suggests LEGO sees clear room for both affordable football gift sets and more premium adult-oriented player collectibles.
You can see the official LEGO product page here: Cristiano Ronaldo – Soccer Highlights on LEGO.com.
43013 Kylian Mbappé – Soccer Highlights
Kylian Mbappé – Soccer Highlights is officially listed by LEGO at €29.99 with 490 pieces and an age recommendation of 10+. Mbappé joins the same compact sub-range, giving the wave a current-star angle rather than leaning entirely on veteran icon appeal.
- Set number: 43013
- Name: Kylian Mbappé – Soccer Highlights
- Theme: LEGO Editions
- Pieces: 490
- Age: 10+
- Price on LEGO France: €29.99
Including Mbappé helps the lineup feel current and internationally relevant, especially with the 2026 tournament cycle approaching.
You can see the official LEGO product page here: Kylian Mbappé – Soccer Highlights on LEGO.com.
43027 Vini Jr – Soccer Highlights
Vini Jr – Soccer Highlights is officially listed by LEGO at €29.99 with 510 pieces and an age recommendation of 10+. Vini Jr completes the four-player Soccer Highlights lineup and appears to be the slightly largest build of that particular sub-wave by piece count.
- Set number: 43027
- Name: Vini Jr – Soccer Highlights
- Theme: LEGO Editions
- Pieces: 510
- Age: 10+
- Price on LEGO France: €29.99
That matters because it rounds out the range with another globally visible current player and gives LEGO a broader football personality spread than a Messi-and-Ronaldo-only launch would have done.
You can see the official LEGO product page here: Vini Jr – Soccer Highlights on LEGO.com.
43015 Lionel Messi – Soccer Legend
Lionel Messi – Soccer Legend is officially listed by LEGO at €79.99 with 958 pieces and an age recommendation of 12+. The larger Messi model goes well beyond the smaller highlight format, positioning itself as a more substantial display collectible for football fans.
- Set number: 43015
- Name: Lionel Messi – Soccer Legend
- Theme: LEGO Editions
- Pieces: 958
- Age: 12+
- Price on LEGO France: €79.99
This is also the set that matters most in rumor-history terms, because it connects directly back to our earlier rumor coverage before LEGO finally made the official range public.
LEGO has also supplied additional official photography for this release, which helps underline that this is one of the more premium entries in the wave rather than a simple low-cost side release.
You can see the official LEGO product page here: Lionel Messi – Soccer Legend on LEGO.com.
43016 Cristiano Ronaldo – Soccer Legend
Cristiano Ronaldo – Soccer Legend is officially listed by LEGO at €79.99 with 854 pieces and an age recommendation of 12+. Ronaldo gets the same higher-tier treatment as Messi, creating a paired premium release built around two of football’s biggest names.
- Set number: 43016
- Name: Cristiano Ronaldo – Soccer Legend
- Theme: LEGO Editions
- Pieces: 854
- Age: 12+
- Price on LEGO France: €79.99
The mirrored pricing and scale make this feel very deliberate from LEGO: two headline star products anchoring a wider football merchandise push.
LEGO has also supplied additional official photography for this release, which helps underline that this is one of the more premium entries in the wave rather than a simple low-cost side release.
You can see the official LEGO product page here: Cristiano Ronaldo – Soccer Legend on LEGO.com.
43018 Lionel Messi – Celebration
Lionel Messi – Celebration is officially listed by LEGO at €179.99 with 1427 pieces and an age recommendation of 14+. This is clearly the biggest statement piece in the whole reveal, both in price and part count, and it positions Messi as the central premium figure in the wave.
- Set number: 43018
- Name: Lionel Messi – Celebration
- Theme: LEGO Editions
- Pieces: 1427
- Age: 14+
- Price on LEGO France: €179.99
At this level, LEGO Editions is edging into sports-memorabilia territory rather than simple licensed toy design, which makes this set particularly important for judging where the theme could go next.
LEGO has also supplied additional official photography for this release, which helps underline that this is one of the more premium entries in the wave rather than a simple low-cost side release.
You can see the official LEGO product page here: Lionel Messi – Celebration on LEGO.com.
43032 FIFA World Cup 2026 Official Emblem
FIFA World Cup 2026 Official Emblem is officially listed by LEGO at €24.99 with 298 pieces and an age recommendation of 10+. Not every set in the wave is player-based. LEGO is also turning the 2026 tournament branding itself into a small display collectible.
- Set number: 43032
- Name: FIFA World Cup 2026 Official Emblem
- Theme: LEGO Editions
- Pieces: 298
- Age: 10+
- Price on LEGO France: €24.99
That broadens the line beyond star-driven fandom and gives the range a safer evergreen item for buyers who want tournament branding rather than a specific player.
You can see the official LEGO product page here: FIFA World Cup 2026 Official Emblem on LEGO.com.
43033 2026 US Soccer National Team Jersey
2026 US Soccer National Team Jersey is officially listed by LEGO at €24.99 with 167 pieces and an age recommendation of 10+. The smallest reveal of the group recreates the US national team jersey as a compact LEGO display build.
- Set number: 43033
- Name: 2026 US Soccer National Team Jersey
- Theme: LEGO Editions
- Pieces: 167
- Age: 10+
- Price on LEGO France: €24.99
It is also one of the clearest signs that LEGO Editions is experimenting with sports memorabilia formats beyond trophies, players and logos.
You can see the official LEGO product page here: 2026 US Soccer National Team Jersey on LEGO.com.
What this reveal tells us about LEGO Editions
The broader lesson from this launch is that LEGO Editions seems to be positioning itself as a display-first licensing label for recognisable real-world icons, not just a loose one-off branding exercise. Football is clearly being used as a test bed for that strategy, with multiple price tiers and several kinds of memorabilia translated into brick form.
For readers who followed the Messi rumor phase, the official reveal also shows why early reports can look messy before full product pages appear. Some of the underlying names were real, but the final lineup turned out to be much larger and more structured than the early speculation first suggested.
Either way, this is now one of the more unusual official new-set reveals of the year: not because one single model steals the show, but because LEGO has quietly built an entire football collectibles range around some of the sport’s biggest names and symbols.
