A definitive ranking of every home kit at the 2018 World Cup

A new World Cup brings with it the joy of seeing plenty of new football kits. And there’ll be some crackers in Russia.

How a kit is remembered can often be decided by the success – or lack of – achieved while wearing it, but with the tournament yet to start, this year’s efforts are all yet to be tarnished.

Not afraid of tackling the big issues in football, we’ve ranked every home shirt at this summer’s World Cup from worst to best. We’re not the first to do this, of course, but we wrote definitive in our headline which makes it best.

32. Tunisia


Earns points for being made by Uhlsport. Loses points for not being very nice.

31. Iceland


It’s going to be quite awkward when Iceland knock out England and Scotland fans are going to have to buy this.

30. Russia


We’re not going to be the ones to tell Russia they’re going to be playing at their own World Cup in a Wales shirt, so if somebody else can that would be great.

29. Switzerland


The pattern seems to be one of those puzzles where you have to find your way out of a maze.

28. Morocco


Is it just us or is the collar a bit too big? It’s not big enough to be big, but it’s too big to be small. The badge looks good though.

27. Portugal


Weird neckline, innit?

26. Panama


Let’s face it, you didn’t have a clue what a Panama kit looked like; what colour they wear, if it’s patterned, what badge they have. Now you do.

25. Denmark


Denmark and Hummel should be brilliant. But this is not.

24. Iran


Very standard, very mediocre.

23. Uruguay


It’s quite difficult to make out the pattern on the front but then when you see it in a bit more detail it becomes apparent that’s probably a good thing.

22. Costa Rica


In a tournament dominated by Nike and Adidas, New Balance offer a nice breather.

21. Senegal


Sadio Mane will look pretty good in this, running past defenders really fast, to be fair.

20. South Korea


As good as a plain red shirt with Nike’s weird neckline on awkward numbers can be – which actually turns out to be pretty decent.

19. Serbia


There are lots of red and white shirts on display at this summer’s tournament. Puma have got it right for Serbia.

18. Australia


Tim Cahill, in his seventh World Cup, volleying the ball home from 40 yards, looking like he plays for Brazil. Lovely stuff.

17. Saudi Arabia


Nice, clean and minimalist.

16. Egypt