Arsenal and Costa Rica's Campbell bought 100 packets of Panini World Cup stickers… and still couldn’t find one of himself!

You'd have thought that after buying 500 World Cup stickers, Joel Campbell would have found one of himself. But you'd be wrong.



The 21-year-old Arsenal forward, on loan at Olympiacos, is set to star in Brazil for Costa Rica, drawn in the same group as England, and features on sticker No 296 in the official World Cup souvenir collection.



However he posted an image including a pile of what he says is 100 opened packets, each of which include five stickers so 500 in total, and lamented that none of them included him.

Bad luck: Costa Rica star Joel Campbell says he bought 100 Panini sticker packets but didn't find himself

Stick with it: Campbell's pile of opened 50p World Cup Panini packets, each of which includes five stickers National pride: Campbell (front left) with Costa Rica ahead of their World Cup qualifier against Honduras

Familiar face: Fulham striker Bryan Ruiz, on loan at PSV Eindhoven, poses with his World Cup card

The highest-profile players from all 32 nations competing in the finals are included in the collection, which can be bought in packs of five for 50p, with 640 stickers in total to collect.



Campbell is one of the 17 Costa Ricans to be found among them, alongside Bryan Ruiz, the Fulham forward on loan at PSV Eindhoven.

Ruiz was more fortunate when it came to seeing himself immortalised on the Cup stickers, posting a photo with on his Twitter page on Wednesday.

Campbell starred for Olympiacos and scored their second goal, a superb curling effort, in the shock 2-0 win over Manchester United in the first leg of their Champions League round of 16 tie.



His side weren't able to hold on in the second leg, with United winning through to the quarters where David Moyes' side were knocked out by Bayern Munich.



Although he signed a five-year deal with the Gunners in 2011, Campbell is yet to appear for the club instead spending loan spells at Lorient in France's Ligue 1, Real Betis in Spain and now the Greek Super League giants.

Spectacular: Campbell celebrates his Champions League goal for Olympiacos against Manchester United

Upset: Campbell and teammates react to his impressive curling effort which gave them a 2-0 lead over United Ready to shine: The Arsenal forward signed with the London club in 2011 but has been on loan since







