Nike X2 Pack drops June 11–16

Nike is bringing its World Cup lifestyle push to retail from June 11 through June 16 with the Football X2 collection, a capsule that pairs national-team partners with streetwear and cultural collaborators. The project centers on Nike’s Cryoshot line, which reworks classic football boots into off-pitch sneakers, and it arrives in the same week the 2026 FIFA World Cup opens. Nike described X2 as a program built with seven federations, seven collaborators and seven community organizations. WWD and Sole Retriever reported the release timing and collaborator lineup on Monday. ### Which collaborators are in the X2 rollout? WWD reported that Palace, Patta and the Virgil Abloh Archive are among seven collaborators attached to the Cryoshot project. Nike said the broader X2 capsule links each collaborator with a federation and a community organization, framing the collection as a mix of football, fashion and local youth-sport programming. (wwd.com) Nike’s own newsroom said X2 is designed as “football as culture, community and sport,” with each capsule reflecting national identity through a local point of view. The company has not, in the materials surfaced Monday, published a single consolidated public product grid on its main consumer site, but partner coverage and Nike’s newsroom both point to a seven-part structure. (wwd.com) ### What exactly is a Cryoshot sneaker? Nike introduced Cryoshot last year as a lifestyle format that turns archival football boots into street-ready shoes. WWD previously identified the first models as reworked versions of the Mercurial R9 and Tiempo Legend R10, and this year’s collaborator program expands that idea across multiple football franchises and partners. (about.nike.com) Sole Retriever said individual Cryoshot pairs in the wider World Cup collaborator rollout are priced at $210, including releases tied to NOCTA and PEACEMINUSONE. That suggests the X2 footwear component is being positioned as a premium sneaker drop rather than a standard federation-merchandise release. ### When do the drops happen, and where? (wwd.com) June 11 is the first date to watch. Sole Retriever reported that the X2 collection will release first through collaborators’ channels and participating federations’ official stores on that date. June 13 is the Dover Street Market date, according to Sole Retriever. June 16 is the broader launch, when the collection is scheduled to reach Nike SNKRS and select retailers. (soleretriever.com) Footy Headlines separately reported that the England x Nike x Palace collection will hit Palace’s own channels on June 12 before a wider Nike release on June 16. (soleretriever.com) That timing fits the staggered structure reported by Sole Retriever, with collaborator-first access ahead of Nike’s larger launch. ### How closely is this tied to the World Cup? (soleretriever.com) June 11 is also the opening day of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, according to WWD’s reporting on Nike’s broader tournament plans and Nike’s federation-kit launch materials. The tournament runs through July 19 across the United States, Mexico and Canada, WWD reported. Nike has been building several football-adjacent launches into that calendar. (footyheadlines.com) WWD reported Monday that Jacquemus, Nike and the French Football Federation are also releasing a collection tied to the tournament, including a pre-match jersey to be worn by France this summer. ### What should buyers watch next? June 11 is the first concrete buying window for federation and collaborator storefronts, based on Sole Retriever’s release calendar. (wwd.com) Buyers tracking specific capsules, including Palace-linked product, may also need to watch collaborator channels separately because at least one release has its own June 12 date before the wider June 16 Nike launch. June 16 is the broadest access point because Nike SNKRS and select retailers are scheduled to carry the X2 collection that day. Nike’s football newsroom hub and partner reporting are the clearest public markers so far for the rollout as the World Cup week begins. (soleretriever.com)