With the 2026 World Cup just around the corner, the shirts that the teams will wear at the tournament are starting to be released. Germany, for one, just released their new shirt on Wednesday.
The shirt design confirms the leaks – a hybrid of the iconic 1990 and 2014 World Cup winning shirts, featuring a black, red, and gold chevron separated by white diamonds in the middle. The stars above the DFB crest are adorned with the years Germany won the World Cup – 54′, 74′, 90′, and 14′. Black and red trim
adorns the sleeves and collars, and black shorts and white socks round off the outfit.
The new shirt thus maintains the “World champion” design theme that the previous shirt (the 125th anniversary kit, which was almost a carbon copy of the 1974 World Cup winning kit) started. Whether the actual shirt will deliver on the world stage remains to be seen, as Germany are yet to secure passage to next summer’s tournament at the time of writing.
Adidas has also released its kits for its other sponsored nations. This will be Adidas’ last ever Germany kit before the team switches to Nike.
While there is no confirmation of when the shirt will make its debut, it is reasonable to assume that it will do so in Germany’s upcoming World Cup qualifiers against Luxembourg and Slovakia.
Meanwhile, the women’s national team will also be wearing the same kit, and they will most likely debut it in the Nations League Finals against Spain at the end of the month.
