I don't see why they would not be popular. The German soccer team is (among) the most favorite in the world. Players like Thomas Müller, Manuel Neuer and so on have fans all over the world. Every child that plays soccer knows them. Their names will stick with soccer fans forever.

(I might be biased though cause I am German )

Yes I sense there may be a little bias there

4 hours ago, Calli said:

I don't see why they would not be popular. The German soccer team is (among) the most favorite in the world. Players like Thomas Müller, Manuel Neuer and so on have fans all over the world. Every child that plays soccer knows them. Their names will stick with soccer fans forever.

(I might be biased though cause I am German )

I am not German but I agree! Does anyone know if this is going to be the national team roster circa World Cup or current iteration?

I googled somewhere that release date is May 14th, not sure if it was mentioned. Also, they will be introduced on April 12th.  

I think there's a set number for these now. I'll make a note to find it and change the title.

I think there's a set number for these now. I'll make a note to find it and change the title.

I think I just found it, 71014.

On February 7, 2016 at 10:01 AM, Calli said:

I don't see why they would not be popular. The German soccer team is (among) the most favorite in the world. Players like Thomas Müller, Manuel Neuer and so on have fans all over the world. Every child that plays soccer knows them. Their names will stick with soccer fans forever.

(I might be biased though cause I am German )

The NBA is by far the most popular basketball league on the planet and those sets never took off either

Edited April 2, 20169 yr by Dr. Brick

Looks like I will be taking a "holiday" to Germany with 2 empty suitcases.

I will def be down for 2 sets if I can manage that somehow  . 

26 minutes ago, Dr. Brick said:

The NBA is by far the most popular basketball league on the planet and those sets never took off either

I would argue that basketball does not have a massive global appeal as opposed to Football!

Heh this makes me think of this set from way back: http://brickset.com/sets/3409-1 They even had a version with the French and US team, but of course with the simple generic faces from back in the day.

EDIT: this set is also hilariously realistic

 

I know some people will certainly be disappointed that they chose Germany instead of France. Now that I think of it, are there even any French people on this forum? I get the feeling most French people tend to stick to the French side of the internet

 

Edited April 2, 20169 yr by c_rpg

6 hours ago, Will 4 said:

I would argue that basketball does not have a massive global appeal as opposed to Football!

I'm Dutch and a big football fan as well. I played professional basketball in Europe as well and agree that football is much more popular. However, do you know football fans who play with Lego's?

Edited April 3, 20169 yr by Dr. Brick

8 hours ago, Will 4 said:

I would argue that basketball does not have a massive global appeal as opposed to Football!

there's still time for nba sets, they've actually gone up recently on ebay from about $20 per set to $25-30 per set

Edited April 3, 20169 yr by Jeffrey_Dollars

Football fans won't be the target market for these, CMF collectors will be.

I'm not sure that there are any die-hard fans of the GB Olympic Team outside of the UK but people still want the figs for their collection. 

Edited April 3, 20169 yr by JeffProbst

6 hours ago, Dr. Brick said:

I'm Dutch and a big football fan as well. I played professional basketball in Europe as well and agree that football is much more popular. However, do you know football fans who play with Lego's?

Well you are talking to one so add me to your list however I would concede that it is not aimed as much at football fans.

Another separate point though I wonder is who will be in the 16 man team.

Team GB was only 9 figures, so this will likely be similar

4 hours ago, Will 4 said:

Another separate point though I wonder is who will be in the 16 man team.

Jogi Löw has not decided yet

Should start a Euro thread soon . We had on for the WC 

Here we go : 

 

7 hours ago, 111ins said:

Team GB was only 9 figures, so this will likely be similar

16

On 07/02/2016 at 7:08 PM, Battrax said:

I am not German but I agree! Does anyone know if this is going to be the national team roster circa World Cup or current iteration?

I wish it was the 1996 European Championship winning Germany team. One of the minifigs would fetch an absolute fortune in the secondary market.  

LOL. I knew that last post would disappear. It's like magic, I tell ya...

I'm guessing somebody named the player I was referring to?

3 hours ago, dcdfan said:

LOL. I knew that last post would disappear. It's like magic, I tell ya...

First photo!

http://www.promobricks.de/erstes-bild-der-lego-dfb-minifiguren-die-mannschaft-71014/14808