Nike’s Footballverse World Cup ad is a tour de force of soccer science

Who is betrer between Kylian Mbappé and 2006 Ronaldinho? Nike attempt to find out

Nike’s official World Cup commercials are usually worth the wait, and this year’s version is no exception.

The ad, titled “Nike FC Presents the Footballverse,” attempts to answer the unanswerable: What would happen if soccer legends from different eras could face off against each other?

Naturally, Oingo Boingo’s 1985 hit “Weird Science” begins to play.

From there, the stars of past and present begin to appear, including a meeting between 1998 Ronaldo and 2002 Ronaldo, with the former giving the latter a hard time over his infamous triangular hairstyle.

Other stars to appear include Cristiano Ronaldo, Virgil van Dijk, Phil Foden, Kevin De Bruyne, Edgar Davids, Sam Kerr, Alex Morgan, Leah Williamson and Carli Lloyd.

The whole thing is a tour de force. Watch it below.

Watch Nike’s 2022 World Cup ad

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