England launch 2026 World Cup kits as Nike return to traditional away design
England have confirmed their kits for the 2026 World Cup with the away strip returning to a classic design
Nike have designed a classic red kit for England to use at the World Cup(Image: England)
England have released their World Cup 2026 home and away kit with Nike opting to return to a classic red strip for the latter that includes the badge being in the middle. The all-white strip also includes some red stripes down the sides and a navy blue collar.
In the Three Lions’ announcement of the two new kits, Harry Kane, Jude Bellingham, Jordan Pickford, Marcus Rashford and Elliot Anderson are wearing the fresh attires. The latter duo are both in red with Nike also choosing to include some blue features, such as shorts, collar and sleeves.
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The US sportswear brand are heading towards the conclusion of a sensational 12-year kit partnership with England having designed their jerseys since 2018. They have continually included one star on top of the crest to symbolise the 1966 World Cup triumph.
No major trophy has been won by England since then but Thomas Tuchel will be looking to change that this summer. His extended 35-man squad for upcoming friendlies against Uruguay and Japan was confirmed earlier today with some surprise decisions made.
Dominic Calvert-Lewin and Jason Steele were among those shock inclusions and the England boss has since clarified his call for so many players to be named.
He said: “Actually, it is 19 outfield player and four goalkeeper squad from Tuesday to Saturday and then I think it’s 22 outfield players and three or four goalkeepers in the second match, so nobody needs to sit on the tribune in none of the matches.
“Everyone finds a place in the squad and everyone gets also the focus that everyone deserves to have – that’s why we split it up.
“Players who are now heavily involved in European football and regular players for their clubs having more than 3,500, sometimes over 4,000 minutes and were with us in September, October and November, they got some days off.
“We think we will all benefit from that rest, that they get a little break mentally and physically and they come energised and with hunger for the second match against Japan. It will give us the opportunity to look at some new players and look at players who didn’t play so much in the last three camps.
“It’s a good opportunity for them to impress and they deserve also the full attention from us, so it will be only 19 players in the first camp, so we have after that a better and clearer opinion.”
