Every FIFA World Cup Panini album includes regular stickers to be stuck in the album, but in recent editions, collectors started noticing something different inside packs: Extra Stickers. These are rare bonus stickers that are not part of the standard numbered collection. They’re designed as limited-edition collectibles not meant for sticking in the album, and are much harder to find than normal stickers.
In the Panini World Cup 2026 collection, there are 20 different extra stickers with four variations that increase in rarity: Regular (Purple), Bronze, Silver and Gold – the most rare! These stickers are extremely difficult to find and can be very valuable as they are highly sought after. The average hit rate for an extra sticker is around one every 100 packets!
What Are The Extra Sticker Variations?
So you know what you are looking for, I will show you what each variation looks like:
Panini World Cup 2026 Extra Sticker Regular (Purple) – Least Rare
Panini World Cup 2026 Extra Sticker Bronze
Panini World Cup 2026 Extra Sticker Silver
Panini World Cup 2026 Extra Sticker Gold – Rarest!
Who Are The Extra Stickers?
In total there are 20 different extra stickers, with 4 different variations – so 80 all up.
The 20 different extra stickers are as follows:
- ARG – Lionel Messi
- BEL – Jérémy Doku
- BRA – Vinícius Júnior
- CAN – Alphonso Davies
- COL – Luis Díaz
- CRO – Luka Modrić
- ECU – Moisés Caicedo
- EGY – Mohamed Salah
- ENG – Jude Bellingham
- FRA – Kylian Mbappé
- GER – Florian Wirtz
- KOR – Heungmin Son
- MEX – Raúl Jiménez
- MAR – Achraf Hakimi
- NED – Cody Gakpo
- NOR – Erling Haaland
- POR – Cristiano Ronaldo
- ESP – Lamine Yamal
- URU – Federico Valverde
- USA – Christian Pulisic
I have marked the 10 most valuable extra sticker in bold. Note: this is only my opinion.
How Much Are Extra Stickers Worth?
When considering the value of the extra sticker you have, there are basically two criteria you should consider.
- The Player
- The Variation
I am of the opinion that the player is most important. For example, the gold is the rarest sticker, but if you have a gold Cody Gakpo, it probably won’t be as valuable as a bronze Leo Messi. This is not a strict rule, but usually, the player matters most.
Who are the most wanted players?
Well sometimes this can change due to the tournament performances, but if I was to pick a top 5 in no particular order it would be: Lamine Yamal, Leo Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, Kylian Mbappe and Erling Haaland.
If you have 4 variations of one player, the order of valuation from least expensive to most expensive will be: Regular (Purple), Bronze, Silver and Gold.
My Extra Sticker Advice
If you are new to collecting or relatively new, my advice would be to not rush into buying extra stickers because the prices are inflated in the early stages of the collection release. In other words, there is a lot of hype and people are excited! So if you are wanting to get extra stickers as an investment, it would be best to wait for the hype to die down a bit. That also goes for people wanting to buy extra stickers for their personal collection; it is best to wait.
On the other side, if you manage to pull an extra sticker from a packet, the best time to sell is early for the reasons stated above.
Good luck collecting!
Thanks for reading!
I have a messi extra base and a haland bronce
I’ve got silver Ronaldo what should I do ?
destroy it
I packed a gold messi should I grade it at psa for example. or sell it for like 200€ now
I just got Gold Haaland !!!!
Nice!!
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