We are at that point where the first set of teams are heading home, the Group Stage concluded on 27th June (well 28th June in Europe). 16 Teams have been eliminated, as we head into the Knockout phase of the competition.
It is time for me to take a look at the Kits worn through-out the Group Stages and those worn in the last round of games.
1st Round of Group games can be found here
2nd Round of Group games can be found here
Overview of Kits
Total Kits Used
- Kits Worn in Total – 102
- New Kits in Round 3 of games – 19
- Primary Kits in Total – 61
- Secondary Kits in Total – 36
- 3rd Kits in Total – 5
- 12 teams to wear three different kits in their three group games
- 30 Teams wore two different kits
- 6 Teams have worn a single kit look
- 4 Teams in Primary, Secondary and Third Kits.
Match 3 Fixtures
Looking into the Groups in more detail…
Group A – 9 Kits
Mexico are the stand out team in Group A, wearing Primary, Secondary and Third Kits in their 3 games. South Africa wore just their Primary Kit, but with alternative yellow shorts in 2 of their games. Both Czechia and South Korea wore Primary Kits twice and Secondary Kits just the once.
Group B – 9 Kits
Canada, the second co-hosts to wear all three (Primary, Secondary and Third) Kits in their Group Games are the majorty talking point with regards to Kit usage in Group B. The remaining teams wore Primary / Secondary Kits with no variations, with Switzerland wearing their Primary Kit twice and Qatar, Bosnia & Hertzegovina both wearing their secondary kits twice.
Group C – 9 Kits
Another Group with 9 Kits in total, and another team with 3 different kits in their 3 games, this time Brazil wore a variation of their Primary Kit with alternative white shorts against Scotland. The other teams were in 2 different kit looks, Morocco in their Primary Kit twice, Haiti in their Secondary Kit twice and Scotland wore their Primary Kit twice and wore their Secondary Kit with alternative salmon socks.
Group D – 9 Kits
Our fourth group in a row with 9 Kits and USA complete the hat-trick of Hosts wearing 3 different kits in their group games, however unlike Mexico and Canada who wore three distinct kits, USA done this with a variation of their Primary Kit with white alternative shorts worn in their opening game. Australia wore their Primary Kit in all their games but with an all (canary) yellow look used. Paraguay wore their Primary Kit just once and did so with alternative white shorts.
Group E – 8 kits
Our first group with under 9 Kits, however the run of teams wearing 3 different Kits continues with Ecuador, who wore a mash up of the Secondary / Third Kits, Primary Kit in all yellow and finally their Primary Kit in it’s default look in their final group game against Germany. Ivory Coast are our first team to wear a single kit look in the Group Stage and Curaçao wear one of the teams with the most popular secondary kits in the competition, however they did not get to use it, wearing 2 variations of their Primary kit in their games.
Group F – 8 Kits
Group F, provided each team in 2 different Kit looks… Netherlands and Japan both wore 2 variations of their Primary Kit, both wearing alternative shorts to create a single colour kit look in one game. Sweden wore their Secondary Kit once and used alternative yellow shorts.
Group G – 6 Kits
Group G is the first group where we saw a single kit worn and in fact there was two, with Belgium and Iran both only wearng their Primary Kit. Eygpt wore both their kits with different shorts, wearing their Primary twice with secondary shorts and vice versa when wearing their Secondary Kit. New Zealand wearing both their kits meant it was just the 6 Kits worn in this group!
Group H – 10 Kits
10 Kits in Group H the most kits in a single group, with both Uruaguay and Cape Verde in three different kits in their three games. Cape Verde wore Primary, Secondary and Third Kits, Uruguay started the tournament in their Primary Kit with alternative white shorts, and then wore both Primary and Secondary Kits in their default looks. Spain wore their popular Secondary Kit with alternative white shorts and socks when they used it in their final game.
Group I – 9 Kits
We are back to the 9 Kit Groups with Group I, France the team here to wear three different kit looks, with Primary and Secondary worn and then an “All Blue” alternative Primay look. Norway wore their Primary Kit twice (my favourite shirt of the tournament), however they wore it with alterntative red shorts and socks, this is the third different colour shorts they have worn in the kit’s short lifespan! Senegal wore their Primary Kit in all three games, but used green shorts in their opening game.
Group J – 9 Kits
Another 9 Kit Group, Holders Argentina started the tournament in the look they ended the 2022 Victory with alternative white shorts and socks, following this up with Primary and Secondary kits in their default looks. Austria were another team to wear their Primary Kit in all three games but with a single alternative look, this was with white shorts.
Group K – 7 Kits
Our first group with 7 Kits, however the main kit talking point was Colombia in this group, with three different kits used, however all three looks wear alternative looks, with Secondary worn with alternative neon socks, and Primary worn once with alternative white shorts and once with alternative white socks! Two teams were in a single kit look, Portugal and Uzebekistan, who wore their secondary all white kit in their three games. DR Congo, who progressed through to the knock out phase wearing their third kit in their final game.
Group L – 9 Kits
The final group and it’s another group with 9 kits (7 in total). There were two teams with three different kit looks, with Panama wearing Primary, Secondary and Third Kits, England wore Primary and Secondary Kits, and also wore their Primary Kit with their secondary shorts for a kit mash up! Ghana wore just the one kit, however this was their secondary kit.
Kit Highlights from Match 3
It looks like Guillermo Ochoa played his final game of his career, coming on as a sub in Mexico’s victory against Czechia, this is his 6th time being part of the Mexican World Cup Squad and wearing ths wonderful goalkeeper kit (with tri-colour Adidas Stripes and Trefoil logo) with a “Legcay” Player patch.
Scotland’s current use of all navy blue for their Primary Kit, meant that Brazil used alternative white shorts a look not worn at World Cups by Brazil since the 3rd/4th Place Off in 2014!
England wore a change kit at Major Championship Finals for the first time in 2906 Days, back to the 3rd/4th Placed Playoff game in 2018… 21 games in total!
Colombia wore alternative white socks in their final game against Portugal, these completed their use of alternative kit looks in their group games, and just look at those turnovers… wonderful stuff!
Norway against France was a really nice match up, Norway for the second game in wearing alternative red shorts and socks to create an “All Red” look.
With Germany moving to Nike in 2027, the US Based Brand delivered one of the ingenious pieces of marketing on Thursday, with German team playing at New Jersey Stadum this advert featuring a pixelated image of Jamal Musiala sailed down the neighbouring Hudson River.
That’s it, the Group Stages are done, we will be back at the end of the Tournament with a final round up of World Cup ’26 Kits!
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