Which is The Best? Here Are All Japan World Cup Home Kits in History
Nov 14, 2017, by Chris
After we took a detailed look at all Germany World Cup home kits in history, we now put our focus on the World Cup home jerseys of the Japan national football team, the Samurai Blues. However, while it is hard to imagine a World Cup without Japan now, the country managed to qualify for the tournament for the first time just 20 years ago. Since then, however, they have participated in every World Cup.
Japan's 1998 World Cup jersey was the only not made by Adidas, who became Japan's kit supplier in 1999
Japan World Cup Kit History
Here are all World Cup home kits of the Japanese national team (via Mantos do Futebol).
It is hard to say which Adidas Japan World Cup jersey is the most iconic one, even though it is likely their 1998 one featuring the flames design. For us, the most beautiful Japan World Cup shirt is their 2006 World Cup kit, while their other World Cup jerseys are also real beauties.
Which is your favorite Japan World Cup jersey? Do you think there is an Adidas national team that received more beautiful jerseys than Japan in the past few years? Let us know in the comments below.
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The release includes a set of pre-season shirts that the team will wear during their summer preparation matches. While the official home and away kits for the upcoming season are expected to follow later in the summer, these jerseys give fans an early look at Jako's designs for the club this year.
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