The FIFA World Cup Final is finally here.
As Spain and Argentina prepare to battle for football’s biggest prize, millions of fans around the world will be glued to the game. We’ll be watching too, but before kickoff, we’re taking a closer look at something that’s become one of the tournament’s most unexpected storylines: the bags.
At PurseBlog, that’s nothing new. We’ve been covering athletes and their designer bags for years, from NBA tunnel walks to the NFL Super Bowl and MLB baseball. What has been different this summer is watching the rest of the world join the conversation.
Throughout the World Cup, player arrivals became fashion moments in their own right. The bags, from the oversized fashion statement to the practical duffle, weren’t just catching the attention of bag lovers; they were being discussed by sports fans, fashion publications, and social media alike. Somewhere between Louis Vuitton Keepalls, Hermès HACs, Dior duffels, and Lamine Yamal’s ever-growing designer collection, what players carried became almost as anticipated as how they played.
One of the standout stars of this World Cup, both off and on the pitch, is Spain’s young star Lamine Yamal. The Spanish phenom has quietly built one of the strongest luxury bag collections in football, making nearly every arrival another opportunity to see what he’d carry next. While the overall lineup from today’s finalists isn’t quite as packed with headline-making pieces as we’ve seen from players like Erling Haaland throughout the tournament, there are still plenty of standout bags worth a closer look.
Before the final whistle is blown on this year’s World Cup, we’re taking one last look at the designer bags carried by the players from Spain and Argentina ahead of football’s biggest match.
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Not a big fan of the Goyard brand but the duffle looks so clean and sleek.