We’re almost there. Just a few days now separate football from the start of the 2026 World Cup, and for the first time the game’s ultimate prize moves off the pitch and into an entire boot collection.
adidas is behind the project, unveiling its “Road to Glory” pack ahead of the sport’s biggest tournament. The range brings together three of its most recognisable silos — Predator, F50 and COPA — each reworked through a single design language inspired by the trophy that will be lifted in New York on 19 July.
The visual thread is Solar Red, a bold base colour that runs across the collection, broken up by black detailing and gold accents drawn directly from the World Cup trophy. The silhouette of the trophy appears on the heel of every boot — a small but constant reminder of what, and where, the road leads.
At the centre of the pack is the F50 HYPERFAST EVO, the lightest adidas boot ever to feature at a FIFA World Cup™, weighing just 130 grams.
Everything about it is built for speed. New-generation materials, stripped-back construction and refined engineering combine to deliver sharper accelerations and more explosive changes of direction.
Alongside it sits the F50 Elite, available in both laced and laceless versions, featuring technologies such as F50 SKIN+, SPRINTWEB+ and F50 SPEEDSYSTEM+, all designed to enhance touch and responsiveness at full pace.
The Predator FT takes a different approach. It introduces NANOSTRIKE+ for improved grip and shooting precision, the familiar fold-over tongue for a cleaner striking surface, a STRIKEFRAME soleplate for stability and traction, and POWERSPINE support to reinforce the midfoot at the moment of contact. It remains, as ever, a boot built for decisive moments.
COPA completes the pack, designed for players who still prioritise touch above everything else. It blends heritage and innovation into something more understated: a boot that sits close to the ball, built for control, calm and precision under pressure — the qualities that tend to matter most when margins tighten.
The “Road to Glory” pack will be worn by some of the standout names heading into the tournament. Ousmane Dembélé and Lamine Yamal will wear F50, Jude Bellingham and Pedri will feature in Predator, while Declan Rice will step out in COPA.
