28 days before the start of the World Cup 2026the World Cup fever has already begun to be felt in different countries, even in those whose teams did not qualify for the Worldbecause many people have started collecting the album of the main official international men’s soccer tournament between national teams.
Such is the case of Mathias Flores Tamayoa minor born in Lima, Peru that, although his national team failed to qualify for the 2026 World Cup, he decided to create his own album inspired by the upcoming World Cupwhich will be held from Thursday, June 11 to Sunday, July 19 in the territory of Mexico, Canada and the United States.
According to what was stated by Mathias Flores Tamayo in his videos published in TikTokmade the decision to create his own World Cup album due to the impossibility of acquiring the official product due to the high pricessince the combo softcover and a box of 104 envelopes costs approximately 448 Peruvian soles (Q1 thousand).
Faced with this scenario, the initiative of the Peruvian child became one of the most commented contents in social networks during the last few days, to the point that dozens of people offered to buy Mathias his original album, after seeing the notebook made by him. hand with references to the World Cup in North America.
“Creating my own album”
In videos published on digital platforms, Mathias Flores Tamayo shows the pages designed with spaces for the national teams, the stadiums and the figurines of soccer players created by he himself, like Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, Kylian Mbappé, Lamine Yamal, Vinicius Junior, Phil Foden and Federico Valverde, among many others.
The Peruvian boy’s publications woke up massive reactions among Internet users from different countries, who highlighted the level of detail of the project and the dedication of the minor to try to reproduce the traditional format of World Cup albums, a custom linked to sport since the 1970 World Cup.
Mathias Tamayo’s content generated surprise among users of digital platforms, mainly due to the time invested in manual work, given that the Peruvian not only created the album, but also made his own envelopes with the printswhich he opens in his live broadcasts, where dozens of Internet users support him.
Given the circumstances, although some people mocked of his project, the minor is not bothered by criticism and has openly assured that his economic disability to get the original album simply motivated him to create his own, so those messages increased supportive reactions on TikTok.
The creativity of Mathias Flores
Faced with this situation, many TikTok users highlighted the creativity of the Peruvian child and also decided to make their own handmade albums due to the difficulty in obtaining official products, inspired in the project of Mathias Tamayo, who was rewarded by the company Panini with an original album thanks to his talent.
“Hey, we loved your creativity and how pretty you draw. But we also want to give you a kit. We will write to you by direct message to send it to you,” commented the Italian publisher that holds world leadership in the media sector. trading cards. In this way, in the latest videos the minor born in Peru already shows his album.
@silviatamayo848 Creating my own album