Overview
- The five-minute ‘Backyard Legends’ short from Adidas, released Thursday, stars Timothée Chalamet and promotes the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
- In the New York–set story, he recruits Jude Bellingham, Lamine Yamal and Trinity Rodman for a 3-on-3 test against an unbeaten local trio, with Lionel Messi and Bad Bunny looking on.
- Younger depictions of David Beckham, Zinedine Zidane and Alessandro Del Piero appear as CGI, with some outlets suggesting AI use that Adidas has not confirmed.
- The full film is available on Adidas’s YouTube channel and early fan reactions praise its emotion and cinematic look.
- Adidas is the World Cup’s official match ball provider and a kit supplier to multiple national teams, with the tournament set for June 11 to July 19 across the United States, Mexico and Canada.