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BUILD IT
LIKE
BECKHAM

CHALLENGE

After the success of College Gameday, The Home Depot identified live sports as a key space to connect with their consumer. With the FIFA World Cup on the horizon, they needed an authentic way to connect soccer to home improvement.

STRATEGY

Anyone can be a home improvement MVP. Working on your home or yard is a skill, not unlike the beautiful game itself. You can improve, master the tools, and ultimately become a legend, even if it's just on your home pitch. Actually, that might be where it matters most.

SOLUTION

Build It Like Beckham. Our campaign shows how one of the game's most iconic footballers and home improvement enthusiasts truly relies on The Home Depot to help him accomplish his "GOOAALLLS!" And inspires others to do the same.

WORLD CUP TOURNAMENT TV ACCOLADES

Build It Like Beckham drove 72X as much engagement as the median World Cup ad, across 14.9 billion US English impressions.

#1
Most engaging retail ad
EDO WORLD CUP RANKER
#16
Most engaging ad in the tournament
EDO WORLD CUP RANKER
#7
Top ad for breakthrough in the finals
MARKETCAST BRAND EFFECT FINAL BREAKTHROUGH
#10
Most likeable of the top 50 most-seen ads
ISPOT 2026 FIFA WORLD CUP AD PERFORMANCE SNAPSHOT
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