Nike Is Turning Its Most Iconic Soccer Cleats Into Sidewalk-Ready Sneakers
Remember #BootsOnlySummer? Last year’s short-lived TikTok trend, in which style-minded soccer fans sported their cleats on concrete, was both silly and potentially quite painful. But it also served as proof of an increasing demand for footy-inspired silhouettes in the sneaker world. Now, ahead of the 2026 World Cup, Nike has found a way to serve that growing audience by turning a slew of its most iconic football boots into sidewalk-ready lifestyle shoes—without removing their spikes.
The Swoosh’s new Cryoshot line, which launches today with a collection of seven legendary on-pitch models, uses a new proprietary technology to encase the shoes’ studs in a clear TPU outsole. The spikes are still very much visible, as though frozen in a block of ice. Once you see the Cryoshot kicks in action, it’s so natural and elegant a solution that it’s hard to believe nobody thought of it sooner.
Given how major this summer’s World Cup is gearing up to be, Nike has pulled out all the stops for the launch by pairing each of the seven shoes with one of the sportswear giant’s highest-profile collaborators from around the world. Team USA gets a Virgil Abloh Archive rendition of Mia Hamm’s Zoom M9, while Drake’s NOCTA messed around with a Tiempo ’94 for Canada. London’s Palace drapes the Air Speed M in black and infrared highlights, Patta represents the Netherlands with the Mercurial Vapor R9, Jacquemus takes honors for France with a clean white rendition of the Tiempo R10 with red and blue spikes, and PEACEMINUSONE brings it for South Korea on a stunner of a CTR50. Rounding out the pack is a Striker 1976 designed by artist Slawn for Nigeria—who isn’t competing in the tournament, but is more than worthy of inclusion given the nation’s history of incredible Swoosh kits.
Each release is accompanied by an apparel capsule, meaning you can go head-to-toe for your country if you feel so inclined. Rarely are this many big names packed into a single campaign, but that’s the magic of the World Cup–everyone wants to get in the mix. Each shoe retails for $210 with the individual releases set to drop through their respective collaborators and select retail partners later today, June 11, ahead of tomorrow’s World Cup kickoff. A wider release via SNKRS will launch on June 16.
