When will the 'exchange' happen: Stickers for the FIFA World Cup
One of the most valuable things my brother and I own are all five completed albums for the World Cups since 2006 – Germany, South Africa, Brazil, Russia, Qatar.
TL;DR
- The Panini World Cup sticker album release is anticipated for late April or early May.
- The upcoming World Cup will feature an expanded 48 teams, resulting in a record 980 stickers to collect.
- The album will be 112 pages long, with seven stickers per pack.
- The price of a sticker pack in Serbia is expected to be between 120-150 dinars, while in Europe it will be 1.5 euros.
- Filling the album completely will be significantly more expensive than in previous years, with estimates suggesting costs could be very high.
- Collectors are planning strategies such as saving money over time and actively participating in sticker exchanges to complete their albums.
- Historically, Panini's World Cup albums have increased in size and sticker count over the decades.
- Bosnia and Herzegovina and Croatia are the only Balkan teams participating in the tournament.