As the World Cup approaches, here's a quick overview of notable football-related concept projects worth watching

By aya, TechFlow

With the World Cup approaching, various football-related tokens and projects are becoming active in both primary and secondary markets. Here, we’ve curated a selection of notable projects for your reference as potential investments in the secondary market.

Binance X Ronaldo NFT

First and foremost, the most high-profile and widely watched project is the NFT series co-launched by Binance and Cristiano Ronaldo. This NFT collection features seven distinct depictions of Ronaldo, categorized into four rarity tiers: SSR, SR, R, and N.

Holders of each tier receive different benefits—such as online meet-and-greets—with SSR NFT holders receiving exclusive perks like a personally signed statue by Ronaldo himself.

The collaborative NFT collection will launch on Binance on November 18.

Ultimate Champions

Ultimate Champions is a football manager-style game that turns traditional player cards into NFTs and incorporates an in-game economy. Players can earn tokens and NFTs by competing in matches.

The team has solid credentials, with roots in Ubisoft.

To date, the game has secured official licenses from multiple clubs and organizations, including Arsenal and the UEFA Europa League.

Algorand X FIFA

FIFA+ Collect is an NFT marketplace launched through a partnership between FIFA and Algorand, where users can purchase national team NFT collectibles from past tournaments. To celebrate this year’s World Cup, they’re running a special promotion: buying card packs gives users a chance to win prizes such as round-trip tickets to Doha, VIP double tickets to the quarterfinals, and hotel stays.

RyomaDAO

RyomaDAO donated all funds raised during its IDO to Japan’s national football team.

It's a small-scale experimental project with high participation from Japanese users, and its token is already listed on Huobi.

NFTSTAR

NFTSTAR is Neymar’s first NFT launchpad and will also release a play-to-earn blockchain football game.

The team behind it is one of China’s early leaders in online gaming—The Ninth City.

Prosper

Prosper is a decentralized prediction market platform whose platform and token have been fully acquired by Animoca Brands.

In its upcoming roadmap, Prosper has indicated plans to leverage The Sandbox to launch sports prediction products.

Chiliz

As a leading project in the sports fan economy, the World Cup holds particular significance for Chiliz’s growth and development.

Beyond club fan tokens, national team fan tokens ARG and POR are also worth watching.