Ronaldo, Rooney, Neymar amongst star footballers featuring in Nike's official WC ad

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Last Updated : Apr 26 2014 | 11:46 AM IST

A host of football superstars have reportedly come together to feature in Nike's official World Cup 2014 commercial, with just a few weeks into the biggest footie tournament on Earth.

Nike's extended four-minute ad will reportedly feature the likes of Portuguese star Cristiano Ronaldo, Brazilian star Neymar, Italian star Andrea Pirlo, Belgium star Eden Hazard and England's Wayne Rooney, who will take centre-stage as they turn jumpers for goalposts into a World Cup final.

The unlikely footballers likely to feature in the entertaining clip include USA and Everton goalkeeper Tim Howard as well as Paris-Saint German striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic, whose national side Sweden did not even qualify for the elite tournament, the Daily Star reported.

Nike's 'The Winner Stays' video shows kids in a park transforming into their favourite players as the humorous tale develops until they are playing in front of a huge stadium.

Ibrahimovic will reportedly be seen insisting on taking a free-kick telling German midfielder Mario Gotze that he thinks that he should take the shot, while at the end of the ad one of the original boys in the park steps up to steal a final penalty off to Ronaldo.

Nike, who has been known for airing some of the most famous football commercials in recent years, has released the video to promote the latest World Cup kits as well as show off their new Mercurial Superfly IV boots that many of the players will be wearing during the tournament, the report added.

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First Published: Apr 26 2014 | 11:32 AM IST

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