Frenchman turns classic car into art piece to celebrate World Cup

Ibrahim bin Mohammed

Friday, July 17, 2026, 12:11 | 2 minutes read

French content creator Thomas Le Nyion, known as RedKill, caught the attention on social media platforms after successfully transforming an old family car, a Peugeot 205, into a work of art entirely covered with thousands of official stickers of the 2026 World Cup, in an innovative move blending passion for football and nostalgia for classic cars.

The French YouTuber, who has over 2.5 million subscribers, shared a video documenting the behind-the-scenes of this project, which was carried out in a workshop located in the border area between the Périgord and Charente regions in France.

RedKill explained that the idea came as part of creating entertainment content for his channel, aiming to decorate his brother's car to celebrate the ongoing World Cup atmosphere.

Regarding the execution details, the content creator revealed that the process required intense teamwork, saying: 'It took 5 hours of continuous work with the participation of 7 people, and I would like to thank my younger cousins who helped me complete this work.'

The effort resulted in sticking about 4,150 stickers from the famous Panini collections, which bear images of the world's top football stars participating in the current tournament, with a special 'top spot' reserved for the French national team players (Les Bleus) on the car's body.

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The project was not without humorous and sarcastic touches in the distribution of player images; a picture of Portuguese striker Gonçalo Ramos was stuck on the wheel rims, in a sarcastic reference to his energy consumption, while a picture of Norwegian star Martin Ødegaard was placed directly on the car door in a symbolic hint at his team's elimination.

This new digital success highlights the journey of Thomas Le Nyion, who grew up near the Brantôme area. Le Nyion made a radical career change 6 years ago, leaving his previous job as a software developer to fully devote himself to his YouTube channel specializing in the world of video games, a channel that now guarantees him generous financial returns and a very luxurious life.

It is worth noting that this spontaneous artistic work received wide interaction from football fans and oddity tracking platforms, coinciding with the promotional campaigns and prediction contests accompanying the World Cup, which give fans the chance to win official national team shirts.