Its natural for plenty of football related ads to feature during the World Cup as almost everyone including non football fans will want to know the updates of the biggest sports event on Earth. The biggest brands invest loads of money to promote their products during the entire duration of the tournament as it helps them gain widespread attention. Numerous ads have been aired during the past World Cups and while some are made just to cash in on the competition, others are truly a class apart. There have been a few memorable ads during this years World Cup and the best have been included in this slideshow. Pick your favourite one.
#1 Beats By Dr.Dre The Game Before The Game
This brilliant ad by rapper Dr.Dre’s headphone company Beats features Neymar, Chicharito, Cesc Fabregas, Luis Suarez, Robin Van Persie and loads of other world class footballers. The ad really manages to capture the feelings of the fans and players moments before the game commences. The speech given by Neymar Sr. to his son is extremely moving and manages to sprinkle more brilliance on this already epic ad.
#2 Nike - Winner Stays
Sports giant Nike has always made great commercials before the World Cups but really outdid themselves with this one. This epic ad features Cristiano Ronaldo, Neymar, Wayne Rooney, Franck Ribery, Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Andres Iniesta along with awesome cameos from Ronaldo’s girlfriend Irina Shayk and the Hulk. You just can’t miss this one.
#3 Adidas - The Wake Up Call
This amazing ad begins with Lionel Messi texting players like Robin Van Persie, David Villa, Bastian Schweinsteiger, Luis Suarez and Dani Alves to ask them what’s up. All of them reply in the negative but in reality they’re training hard for the World Cup. The message that the ad is trying to send is that you cannot be sloppy in a competition as big as the World Cup. You either have to be all in or nothing.
#4 Pepsi - Now Is What You Make It
Pepsi is another brand who makes really great World Cup ads. Lionel Messi, Jack Wilshere, David Luiz, Sergio Ramos and Robin Van Persie star in this amazing ad shot in the heart of Brazil. If the beautiful Brazilian sights featured in the ad don’t bowl you over, the chorus in the ad’s soundtrack surely will.
#5 FootballPools - The Greatest Save
The England football team needed some inspiration before they headed into this year’s World Cup and who better to look to than legendary English World Cup winning goalkeeper Gordon Banks. The iconic keeper, who is famous for saving a Pele header in the 1970 edition of the tournament, teamed up with English betting website FootballPools to re-create his famous save in graffiti and inspire the Three Lions in Brazil. Although England crashed out this ad is worth a watch for the amazing graffiti art and Banks’ truly motivational speech.
