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Let’s just say Carolay Chaves is ready for the World Cup.
The Brazilian influencer, who’s amassed over five million Instagram followers, covered her entire body from head to toe with more than 1,000 soccer stickers ahead of the upcoming tournament.
The stickers include anything from tournament-themed designs to faces of famous soccer stars from around the world, with England’s Marcus Rashford, Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo and Argentina’s Enzo Fernandez among the superstars littered over Chaves’ body.
Images of Chaves quickly went viral, with supporters even joking that she’s taking sticker collecting to a whole new level.
According to The Sun, she created the unique outfit inspired by the Panini albums collected by millions of soccer fans worldwide.
Panini sticker albums are a long-standing part of World Cup culture, with generations of fans trying to complete their collections before each tournament.
The stickers have been prevalent since the 1970s and still remain one of the sport’s most recognizable traditions today.
Chaves grew up in Brazil in a culture that celebrates expression, and found joy from a young age in how people expression themselves.
Fashion also became her signature as she started expanding on social media.
She said she plans to wear the one-of-a-kind outfit during the days building up to the World Cup, which begins June 11 with matches across the United States, Canada and Mexico.
Her home country of Brazil begins World Cup play on June 13 at MetLife Stadium against Morocco, faces Haiti on June 19 in Philadelphia and then takes on Scotland in Miami on June 24.
Brazil has won the most World Cups of any country with five titles, most recently triumphing in 2002.
The country has also qualified for 23 straight tournaments since 1930.
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