Germany’s kit is top of the world for the Tartan Army
And the winner is... Germany. Retailer Greaves based their call on kit sales. Store boss Miller Greaves said: “Germany is already the top seller – they are reigning champions after all.
“Spain, Brazil, Argentina and Portugal are also popular thanks to Ramos, Neymar, Messi and Ronaldo.
“However, as the tournament progresses Just in case you had forgotten forgo that England won the World Cup once, the 20182 Three Lions have gone for two kits, one worn by KyKyle Walker, right, that rework rewo their classic summer sum of 1966 look. Worn,Wo left, by Bobby Moore, Moo the old strip bears more than a passing resemblancerese to the new outfit, outf which is just about as iconici as it gets. the bestseller will change. There is usually a big rush on whichever nation is beating England.
“During the Euros in 2016, we sold out of Iceland strips after they beat England 2-1.”
At the World Cup in Italy in 1990, Germany beat England 4-3 on penalities in the semis. Now they’re one of a dozen countries following the retro trend with their home kits for Russia 2018, which kicks off in June.
While Germany have a contemporary take on their shirt from 1990, host nation Russia’s kit is a revision of the jersey worn by the Soviet Mexico’s 16th World Cup finals appearance will see them don a strip that evokes memories of the early 90s, when Hugo Sanchez, below right, was tearing up the field. Predominately green, it also features a graphic running from hem towards chest. Union during the 1988 Seoul Olympic Games, where they topped the medal table.
Miller said: “The vintage nature of the strips is a selling point for older football enthusiasts who remember them first time round.
“My favourite strip has to be Nigeria’s home kit. It’s bright and funky and stands out a mile.
“If Scotland reach the next World Cup, I’d like to see designers bringing back the 1996 shirt. My dad was at the Brazil v Scotland game and I would love the chance to wear it.”
With less than 100 days to go before the main event, we take a look at the vintage kits and the victories that inspired them. Russia’s Russia’sWo World Cup history isn’t as rich as Germany’s so the 2018 tournament hosts have gone for a different approach.
Their kit is a modern interpretation of the jersey worn by the Soviet Union during the 1988 Olympic Games, where the team won gold. It is worn, left, by Aleksandr Zavarov.
The red strip, sported by Denis Glushakov, right, includes solid lines from the back across the arms and on to the chest. Portugal’s success in the Euro 2016 football tournament is marked with celebratory splashes of gold on the kit designed by Nike for this year’s World Cup squad.
Very similar to the kit from two years ago, worn below by Bruno Alves, the new strip brings together vibrant shades of green and burgundy in
another classic.