The Japan World Cup 2026 home kit is out - and it's giving us Hidetoshi Nakata vibes
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The Japan World Cup 2026 home kit is out - and it's giving us Hidetoshi Nakata vibes
"You may like Japan are known for their blue numbers, and have really mixed things up in recent years. There was the bold wave shirt of a few years ago, before the 2022 effort appeared to reference origami. Well the wave theme is back, and this time it's a little more subtle, as it seemingly gives a nod to the more stripped back tops of the early 2000s, associated with the likes of Hidetoshi Nakata (if you know, you know)."
"The home jersey, combined with Ash Blue, is all pulled together with central logos, as the Adidas logo accompanies the Japan national team badge. The three stripes roll halfway down the sleeves in white to help break up the shirt. In FourFourTwo's opinion, it's a really cool lightning-like pattern that gives this design a real pop and feels like retro and modernity have mixed into one."
"The Japan World Cup 2026 home kit has been released and it features a silky design. Japan are a stickler when it comes to their home colours, with blue usually the go-to, and this new jersey is no different, as World Cup 2026 kits continue to be released ahead of next summer's spectacular. The away kit will be out soon we must admit the second shirt is the pick of the bunch"
Japan's World Cup 2026 home kit arrives in a silky Samurai Blue that continues the national team's traditional colour. The design revives a subtle wave motif, nodding to early 2000s stripped-back tops and earlier wave and origami-inspired shirts. Centralized Adidas and Japan national team badges are paired with Ash Blue accents. White three stripes run halfway down the sleeves to break up the shirt. A lightning-like pattern provides retro-modern contrast and visual pop. The away kit will follow and is described as more striking, while the home shirt is already available to buy and expected to be widely worn.
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