Spider-Man: Brand New Day - Spidey Takes Lionel Messi Web-Swinging In New Teaser

Spider-Man: Brand New Day - Spidey Takes Lionel Messi Web-Swinging In New Teaser

Sony Pictures has released a new World Cup tie-in teaser for Spider-Man: Brand New Day, and it sees the Wall-crawler meet the legendary Lionel Messi...

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By MarkCassidy - Jun 30, 2026 10:06 AM EST

Sony Pictures has shared a new FIFA World Cup 2026 tie-in teaser for Spider-Man: Brand New Day, featuring Peter Parker (Tom Holland) meeting Lionel Messi, who is widely considered the best footballer of the 21st century.

The promo finds Peter speaking to a friend on the phone in a cafe, when Messi arrives in search of the wall-crawler on his Spidey-Tracker. Parker then does a quick change, and we see Spider-Man taking the Argentine striker on a web-swing through the city.

This teaser was released ahead of Argentina taking on Cape Verde in their knockout stage opener this Friday, as Lionel Scaloni's squad continues their quest to defend their world title.

We also have a new rumor from The Cosmic Circus' Alex Perez, who believes that Holland is "now involved in the creative process for Spider-Man in a similar way to how Tom Hiddleston was involved for Loki."

He doesn't share any more details here, but it sounds like this is something that could impact Spider-Man's MCU future beyond Avengers: Secret Wars.

Following the record-breaking success of Spider-Man: No Way Home, Spider-Man: Brand New Day begins a brand new chapter for Peter Parker and Spider-Man. Four years have passed since the events of No Way Home, and Peter is now an adult and living alone after erasing himself and the memories of him from those he loves. In a New York that no longer knows his name, he has devoted himself wholeheartedly to protecting his city as Spider-Man full-time.

But as the demands on him grow, he is put under increasing pressure. This triggers an unexpected physical change that threatens his existence, while a strange wave of crime emerges - and gives rise to one of the most dangerous threats he has ever faced.

Spider-Man: Brand New Day is directed by Destin Daniel Cretton and written by Chris McKenna & Erik Sommers. The film is produced by Kevin Feige, Amy Pascal, Avi Arad and Rachel O'Connor. The cast includes Tom Holland, Zendaya, Sadie, Jacob Batalon, Jon Bernthal, Tramell Tillman, Michael Mando and Mark Ruffalo.

Spider-Man: Brand New Day is set to hit theaters on July 31, 2026.

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Malatrova15
Malatrova15 - 6/30/2026, 10:05 AM
Fifa is so corrupt this is amazing and Supegirl is le bad hahahhahaha such a great week, Arnie Hamer make mine
TheRevelation
TheRevelation - 6/30/2026, 11:23 AM
@Malatrova15 - User Comment Image
SATW42
SATW42 - 6/30/2026, 10:08 AM
Never thought I'd see a Spider carrying a GOAT!

Somewhere Ronaldo is screaming into a pillow crying.
TemporarilyHere
TemporarilyHere - 6/30/2026, 10:15 AM
@SATW42 -

Crying, sure, but probably under the shower thanks to that Ultrex moolah.
TheVisionary25
TheVisionary25 - 6/30/2026, 10:11 AM
I don’t particularly care about soccer/football but cool i guess…

Also , we know that Holland has become more creatively involved in the MCU Spidey films because he himself has talked about BND being the first time he was brought into the process before the script was written and that conversations about the future of the franchise are happening so that isn’t really news or a scoop at all.
Gnostic
Gnostic - 6/30/2026, 9:23 PM
@TheVisionary25 - I think Alex has kinda become a grifter now. Because earlier he claimed that the alleged Jean Grey toy leak was real. However, that was quickly revealed to be a prank made by a YouTuber who showed how it made it (he used AI to alter a Christine toy from MoM).

The reality is that Marvel’s security has tightened, and so scoopers don’t have much to scoop anymore. The reason why there were so many leaks during phase 4 and 5 was to due to the pandemic and Marvel having too many projects for their security team to oversee. The pandemic is over and Marvel is back to making only a few projects, so scoopers don’t have much to report on nowadays.
FrankenDad
FrankenDad - 6/30/2026, 10:19 AM
Soccer? I hardly know her!
OneMoreTime
OneMoreTime - 6/30/2026, 10:33 AM
Marvel Studios Spider-Man: Brand New Day 2 Billion Plus at Box Office is Real.

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vectorsigma
vectorsigma - 6/30/2026, 10:36 AM
@OneMoreTime - i doubt 2B but ill watch it at least 3 times for sure
OneMoreTime
OneMoreTime - 6/30/2026, 10:41 AM
@vectorsigma - Everyone knows the Spider-Man: No Way Home did 1.9 Billion at the Box Office without China.

Spider-Man: Brand New Day is Opening in China.
vectorsigma
vectorsigma - 6/30/2026, 10:44 AM
@OneMoreTime - hype was high due to the pandemic. We are not in the pandemic anymore
spr0cks
spr0cks - 6/30/2026, 3:19 PM
@OneMoreTime -

It's a Sony Studios movie -

..... produced by Marvel Studios under a rights-sharing agreement.
spr0cks
spr0cks - 6/30/2026, 3:21 PM
@vectorsigma -

Wouldn't the pandemic (on top of not opening in China, to boot) have been reason to think it actually under-performed and would have done even better?

Yes, we're not in the pandemic anymore and it's opening in China this time.
OneMoreTime
OneMoreTime - 6/30/2026, 3:30 PM
@spr0cks - Sony Studios 75% of Box Office Ticket Sales. Disney / Marvel Studios 25% Box Office Sales. Disney gets 100% Merchandise Sales, Toys, Clothes etc.

Everyone knows 1) Hulk is favor Superhero with Spider-Man close second. This movie is a Dream Come True for me.

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vectorsigma
vectorsigma - 6/30/2026, 8:48 PM
@spr0cks - i think it reached its full potential because of the pandemic. It was one of the first few movies released after it so people were really itching to go out in the movies imo. So even not having China it peeforned really well
BadgerThorkin
BadgerThorkin - 6/30/2026, 10:47 AM
As someone who genuinely loves both Marvel and DC, the current contrast in direction is difficult to ignore. Look at Spider-Man as a franchise. The core formula hasn’t really changed, Peter stays recognizably Peter. The tone shifts sometimes, the stakes escalate, but it still feels like the character is being built on, not rebuilt from scratch every time. And that consistency translates into trust. Fans show up because they feel like they know what they’re getting, even when things evolve. It’s not safe, it’s just coherent. And we continually keep getting Peter Parker from the comics for the most part, just like we like him.

Now compare that to Gunn’s DCU so far. It feels more like a creative reboot philosophy of “we’ll redefine the characters as we go,” and Gunn's living up to his comment about how canon doesn't matter, whether it’s Superman, Supergirl, brown-colored Lanterns or even side concepts like a Jimmy Olsen-led crime story with a comedic Gorilla Grodd. Sometimes that kind of reinvention can work, but the risk is you lose the recognizable identity that made people care in the first place. Grodd especially is a good example, he’s historically an intimidating, intelligent threat. Turning that into comedy might be interesting in isolation, but it also raises the question of how far you can stretch these characters before they stop feeling recognizable.

And financially, you can kind of see the market reaction pattern. Spider-Man films tend to feel like guaranteed cultural events. The DCU right now feels more like it’s still trying to convince audiences what it even is, let alone why they should be invested long-term. So, I don’t think the solution is Marvel good, DC bad. It’s more that Spider-Man works because it respects the emotional core of what fans respond to, while DC currently feels like it’s still experimenting with how much it can change those cores before audience attachment starts to thin out. At some point, consistency and canon is what builds momentum.
#GunnisDone
Matchesz
Matchesz - 6/30/2026, 11:56 AM
That picture is pretty hilarious. Mini sized Messi as MJ
Arthorious
Arthorious - 6/30/2026, 12:21 PM
That photo of Messi looks really off like he’s a kid and Spider-Man is quite big.
Malphias
Malphias - 6/30/2026, 3:24 PM
No one comments on the fact that this is a recreation to the cover of Amazing Fantasy #15, the first ever appearance by Spider-man. I spotted a few other cover recreations from the previews as well. I think that's cool.
Snorterism
Snorterism - 7/1/2026, 1:47 AM
MESSI…?COME ON. WE ALL KNOW WHO IS THE REAL GOAT. NOT CRISTIANO RONALDO. IT IS MARADONA.

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