To celebrate the World Cup 2026, Google has quietly dropped a clever new limited-edition “Chrome Dino FC” Android figurine on its merchandise store. But depending on where you live, scoring this one might require some serious legwork.
Available now for £30 plus shipping, the “Android Figurine x Chrome Dino FC” is the latest variation of the standard 3-inch vinyl “The Bot” mascot that Google reinvigorated a couple of years ago. However, rather than arriving standalone, this special vinyl release drops as the flagship piece of a wider, football-themed capsule collection called “Chrome Dino FC.”
This entire tournament lineup leans heavily into a retro football club aesthetic – that’s “soccer” for my American friends. Alongside the flagship Android figurine, Google’s new capsule collection includes a classic-cut jersey for £48, a matching fan scarf for £36, and even a size 5 Chrome Dino FC football for £27.
As you probably guessed, Google’s football club leans heavily into the Chrome Dino as both mascot and key component of the club crest.
The Chrome Dino FC figure itself perfectly blends the iconic pixel-art style of the classic offline browser game with the spirit of the beautiful game. Dressed up like a true football club kit, it features a textured pixel aesthetic across the body, complete with a monochrome T-Rex badge integrated straight into the design. There’s even a classic 32-patch football included. To round out the desk-toy tribute, this Android figurine keeps its classic posable arms, letting you pose “The Bot” like it’s celebrating a match-winning goal wherever you find space for it. It’s a shame we don’t get posable legs given it’s a football minifig, but you can’t get everything.
As Google describes the drop on the store page:
“When the internet goes down, the fun wakes up. This limited-edition Android collectible crosses paths with the legendary Chrome offline Dino FC, bringing pixelated retro charm and tournament football energy straight to your workspace.”
So you’re a huge football fan, ready for the biggest festival of sport coming soon, and want a Chrome Dino FC Android figure of your own. The catch? As of writing, the Android minifig and the rest of the Chrome Dino FC gear are exclusively available on the UK Google Merchandise Store.
Priced at £30 (roughly $38 USD), collectors outside the United Kingdom are going to have a tough time getting their hands on one. If you’re insistent on adding the Chrome Dino FC variant to your Android minifig collection and plan to use a package forwarding service or pay a premium to import it to the US or Europe, those shipping and international import costs could easily exceed the figure’s price.
Historically, these niche Google Merch Shop releases have a habit of selling out fast once global collectors catch wind of them. That said, this is the first case we’ve seen of a minifig coming to the UK first before the US. Which makes sense, since we’re the home of football after all.
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