Hormiga Gonzalez Joins Mexico's World Cup 2026 Album Update Set

hormiga gonzalez will be in Panini’s World Cup 2026 Mexico update set after missing the original album. Armando González, the Chivas forward who made Javier Aguirre’s final list, now gets a place in the sticker collection as Panini reshuffles its lineup for Mexico.

Panini Adds González

Panini said Armando ‘Hormiga’ González will form part of the World Cup 2026 Mexico update set, and the company tied the announcement to a broadening of the collection beyond its first print run. That moves González from omission to inclusion, which is the practical change collectors notice: his sticker becomes available in the update set rather than being absent from the album entirely.

The company also said Álvaro Fidalgo will be included, along with Neymar. Panini wrote of González: “¡El 'Otaku del Gol' ha completado su jutsu de invocación! Armando 'La Hormiga' González desbloquea su camino ninja y se une oficialmente a la Selección Mexicana en la colección de la Copa Mundial de la FIFA 2026”.

Fidalgo's Sticker Soon

Panini said the update set for Álvaro Fidalgo will arrive very soon, then added that it will explain on social media how to get his sticker. Fidalgo debuted with Mexico in March in friendlies against Portugal and Belgium, so his addition now brings a player who was not in the original album into the World Cup 2026 collection.

That is the wrinkle in the story: González made Javier Aguirre’s final list, but Panini had not included him at first. The sticker line has to catch up to the roster, and the update set is the mechanism doing that work for Mexico’s late additions.

2030 Looms For Panini

Panini’s agreement with FIFA ends after the 2030 World Cup, so these update sets sit inside a closing window for the company’s global sticker business. For collectors, the immediate takeaway is simple: González is in, Fidalgo is in, and Panini is using the update set to correct the original Mexico album before moving further into the cycle.