Timothée Chalamet, Lionel Messi, Bad Bunny, and more join forces for Adidas’ FIFA World Cup ad. The star-studded commercial features a mix of celebrities and football legends, releasing roughly a month before the FIFA World Cup 2026 begins. Chalamet shared the video on his official Instagram with a wholesome caption typed out in all capital letters. Notably, this hints at what will mark Chalamet’s official debut as an Adidas partner.
Timothée Chalamet, Bad Bunny, and more come together for Adidas World Cup ad
Timothée Chalamet, Lionel Messi, Bad Bunny, and many others unite for Adidas’ FIFA World Cup ad. Chalamet shared the cinematic ad on his Instagram with the caption, “TMRW. MY SOCC- FOOTBALL DREAMS COME TRUE !!” He also tagged Adidas’ official Instagram account.
In the video, Chalamet, presumably speaking to Bad Bunny, remarked, “What do I know about soccer? Nothing. I know about football, Benito. Football.” The video cuts to the words “Football Enthusiast: Timothée Chalamet” plastered on screen. The Oscar nominee continued, “This local crew, they haven’t lost since 1996.” The screen cuts to “the world’s most streamed artist,” Bad Bunny, and then “World Cup Winner and GOAT,” Lionel Messi.
Other notable names like Zinedine Zidane, Ousmane Dembélé, Lamine Yamal, Jude Bellingham, and David Beckham make brief yet dramatic appearances on screen. The video plays a montage of a bunch of kids playing football and yelling, “who’s next.”
The next instant, the screen goes dark and words written in yellow appear: “A legend is born.” Chalamet appears for a bit towards the end before the video cuts to Adidas’ official logo. It comes as no surprise that the video has already over 1 million likes, 444K shares, 46.5K reposts, and 7,641 comments at the time of writing.
Based on the comments, fans loved the idea and are stoked to see what’s next in store for them. One fan commented, “Timothée and Benito together? I’m DREAMING.” A second fan heaped praise on Adidas and wrote, “This was the hardest commercial any brand has ever done.” A third fan chimed in, “Bro. They cooked so hard.”
One fan couldn’t resist making a joke: “marty supreme if he played soccer.” A fifth fan penned, “bro could really make anything look interesting. Such a shame he still doesn’t have an Oscar.” Finally, one fan remarked, “this ad will go down in history.”
Originally reported by Anwaya Mane on Mandatory.
