The Most Exciting Thing About the 2018 World Cup

I think that most Guatemalans are used to investing their time, money and effort to get and fill a stamp album of the World Cup. Right now we’re in time to start an album for the 2018 games that will be held in Russia later this year.

Panini sponsors a collector’s album of 670 stamps or stickers. The front cover of the album is blue and displays the 32 flags of the classified teams. It is available in hard or soft back cover and has 80 full color pages with a multitude pictures such as stadiums, previous World Cup champions, the current classified teams with their 18 outstanding players and coaches along with their team emblems.

This album is available every four years when the new World Cup is played. It is sold in more than 2,000 different stores and places for a price of Q15 plus Q5 for each packet of stamps. The packets are available individually or in boxes of 500. Each packet contains 5 stickers. You can recognize the packets by the official “Fifa World Cup Russia 2018” logo.

You can find some new teams participating this year, like Egypt which hasn’t played in 28 years and Peru who has been absent for 36 years. Two teams you might be surprised that you won’t see this year are Italy and Sweden.

This album is very sought after in Guatemala, by both children and adults alike, who try to fill it by buying and trading their stamps with each other. Also, many people make money from the sale of the album, so it’s an economy booster.

I invite you to participate and contribute in this traditional and fun activity. It will promote unity between family and friends, while also keeping you up to date with the latest World Cup information.

The Most Exciting Thing About the 2018 World Cup

I think that most Guatemalans are used to investing their time, money and effort to get and fill a stamp album of the World Cup. Right now we’re in time to start an album for the 2018 games that will be held in Russia later this year.

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You can find some new teams participating this year, like Egypt which hasn’t played in 28 years and Peru who has been absent for 36 years. Two teams you might be surprised that you won’t see this year are Italy and Sweden.