David Beckham Is Coming to Fortnite Just as England Reach the World Cup Semi-Final

David Beckham is joining Fortnite, and the timing couldn't be more loaded — the announcement dropped today, one day before England face Argentina in the World Cup semi-final.

Beckham revealed the collab himself on Instagram, posting what appears to be a behind-the-scenes look at his skin designs. "Working on my new Fortnite character," he wrote. "Available very soon." The game is getting two separate Beckham skins: one in his iconic England number 7 shirt, and one in a suit and tie — the look fans have seen him sporting in the stands throughout this tournament. A short video attached to the post teases the suited version, with Beckham himself peering into a mirror.

The skin won't drop until Thursday at the earliest, when Fortnite's next patch lands — which means England will need to survive tomorrow's semi-final against Argentina before Beckham officially arrives in-game. He joins a stacked roster of real-world icons already in Fortnite, from Lady Gaga to Darth Vader, and slots in alongside fellow footballers Harry Kane and Lionel Messi, who are already in the game. The Argentina connection there is hard to ignore given tomorrow's fixture.

Whether England are still in the World Cup by the time Beckham's skins go live remains to be seen. Either way, the collab is perfectly timed to ride the wave of football fever — and Epic clearly knows it.