The World Cup album: How much do collectibles from previous tournaments cost?

The fervor for the World Cup has translated into the acquisition of the album and figurines of the most important sports tournament among the national teams. This emotion is also reflected in the search for collectibles from previous World Cups.

It should be remembered that Panini has had the license to publish the albums since the 1970 World Cup in Mexico.

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This license will last until the 2030 tournament and from 2031 the agreement between FIFA and the American Fanatics for digital and physical collectibles, including cards and trading cards, will govern.

Filling the album for the current edition of the World Cup, as this newspaper has pointed out, can cost between S/3,360 and S/4,200.

For albums from previous World Cups, costs vary, because reprints, albums completed by collectors, among others, are sold.

Thus, for example, in Mercado Libre, the album of the historic México 1970 and the figurines to fill it amounts to S/490.

In reissue and collectible stores, this album costs up to S/220.

In the same way, in the case of the album from Germany 1974 and Argentina 1978, the collectible along with the set of figurines can also cost S/220.

For Spain 1982, the price range oscillates between S/80 and S/360. For Mexico 1986, prices range from S/80 to S/180.

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Likewise, for the album and figurines from the 1990 World Cup in Italy, prices vary between S/90 and S/120. In the case of the reissue of the 1994 United States World Cup, the price can reach S/90.

In turn, the reissue of the Francia 1998 album costs between S/90 and S/499.

The albums and set of figurines from the 2002 Korea-Japan World Cup and the 2006 Germany World Cup can cost around S/180; that of South Africa 2010, S/200; and that of Brazil 2014, between S/125 and S/450.

In the case of Russia 2018, historic for being the World Cup in which Peru qualified after 36 years of drought, the price of the album and the set of stickers ranges between S/250 and S/380. While the Qatar 2022 collectible can cost between S/250 and S/450.