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Adidas' £50m World Cup commercial: here's everyone who features in the ad

Trinity Rodman, Lamine Yamal, Jude Bellingham and Timothee Chalamet in the new Adidas World Cup advert.

Adidas have launched their brand new World Cup advert, featuring the likes of Lamine Yamal, Bad Bunny and Zinedine Zidane among a host of massive names.

The commercial cost in the region of £50m to put together, according to reports, with Timothee Chalamet heading up the star-studded cast.

The Dune and Marty Supreme actor is seen assembling a three-person team, made up of Yamal, Jude Bellingham and USWNT star Trinity Rodman, to take on a legendary trio of street ballers, with an unbeaten run stretching back to 1996. Here's everyone who features in the advert…

Timothee Chalamet

Timothee Chalamet stars in the new Adidas advert (Image credit: Adidas)

Actor Timothee Chalamet is the main star of the new commercial and is seen rounding up a group of players to take on a legendary trio of street ballers, called Clive, Ruthie and Isaak, also known as the 'Backyard Legends' who have been unbeaten for 30 years.

Chalamet's love for football is well documented and dates back years, with photos of him as a youngster playing for a kids' side called Manhattan Kickers against a Charlton Athletic youth team featuring now Premier League and Champions League winner Joe Gomez, circulating earlier this year.

The Oscar-nominated movie star has regularly mentioned in interviews that he wanted to be a footballer before he wanted to be an actor and starts the advert by saying: "What do I know about soccer? Nothing. I know about football".

Jude Bellingham

Jude Bellingham features in the new Adidas World Cup advert (Image credit: Adidas)

The England and Real Madrid star is one of the three players Timothee Chalamet assembles to beat the legendary threesome of street ballers in the advert.

Not a bad start for Timothee's side, with Bellingham expected to have a big impact for England at this summer's tournament.

Lamine Yamal

Lamine Yamal in the new Adidas World Cup advert (Image credit: Adidas)

Another player expected to shine at the World Cup this summer is Lamine Yamal, and he's also another of Chalamet's elite recruits hoping to finally beat the unbeatable team in the advert.

The young talent missed Barcelona's title-clinching El Clasico victory over Real Madrid at the weekend with an injury, but he is expected to be fit and ready to star at this summer's tournament in the USA, Canada and Mexico.

Trinity Rodman

Trinity Rodman is in the new Adidas World Cup advert (Image credit: Adidas)

Trinity Rodman plays for US side Washington Spirit as well as the United States Women's National Team (USWNT) and is the final piece of Chalamet's all-star lineup.

She is seen waiting in the car with Chalamet as her teammates arrive one-by-one before they drive to face the Backyard Legends.

David Beckham, Zinedine Zidane and Alessandro Del Piero

Zinedine Zidane, David Beckham and Alessandro Del Piero feature in the World Cup Adidas advert (Image credit: Adidas)

Legendary figures of the game are also involved in the hugely expensive advert, with Beckham, Del Piero and Zidane making an appearance, albeit one that freakily takes them back in time with some weird digital editing.

The trio appear as a previous all-star team determined to end the Backyard Legends' unbeaten run, only to end up on the losing side.

Lionel Messi and Bad Bunny

Lionel Messi and Bad Bunny in the new Adidas World Cup advert (Image credit: Adidas)

For some reason Messi doesn't make the cut for Chalamet's dream team, but he does feature in the advert, jokingly labelled by the Willy Wonka actor as his "backup plan".

Instead Lionel is simply hanging out watching the action unfold with Puerto Rican rapper Bad Bunny.

Ousmane Dembélé, Raphinha, Pedri, Florian Wirtz and Santiago Gimenez

Ousmane Dembele has a brief cameo in the new advert (Image credit: Adidas)

A slew of other stars make brief cameo appearances, as the advert shows word of the Backyard Legends' prowess spreading throughout the world, including through some of the game's most famous stars.

Ballon D'or winner Ousmane Dembele is seen sharing those stories with Barcelona players Pedri and Raphina, as well as Liverpool's Florian Wirtz and AC Milan striker Santiago Gimenez.

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