Kit reveals are almost as integral to a football fan as the actual football itself. The new season brings along new home, away, and third kits.
However, the prospect of international tournaments like the Copa America, Euros, and World Cup does the same.
As the 2026 World Cup is almost on the horizon, countries have started releasing their home and away kits. Nike has already released trippy 2026 goalkeeper lifestyle jerseys as it looks to move away from the infamous narrative that Nike makes generic jerseys.
So how did Adidas hit back?
Adidas, the kit manufacturer of major countries like Argentina, Spain, Germany, Italy, Japan, Mexico, and more officially dropped 22 new jerseys on November 5th.
Adidas is also the kit manufacturer of Scotland, and the fan reaction to the home kit reveal has been mixed to say the least.
While fans of Argentina, Italy, Spain, and other countries more or less love the 2026 World Cup kit, Scotland fans aren’t exactly thrilled with the kit reveal.
The Scottish home kit for next year’s World Cup is a plain dark navy jersey with the national badge and adidas logo in the middle. There are subtle tonal patterns across the chest, but they’re only visible from up close.
The patterns are inspired by the St. Andrew’s Cross and repeat in harmony with the Scottish national flag.
The white trim on the collar and cuffs alongside the three white stripes on the shoulders does offer a bit of color and design to an otherwise uninspiring kit.
Nope. Looks crap. Who agreed to Adidas logo above national badge? Looks like nation is subservient to the brand. Desperately poor.
— Silenceothebams (@silenceothebams) November 5, 2025
Many Scottish fans were envious of other countries getting much better designs.
absolute class
— Faither-Jack (@FaitherJack73) November 6, 2025
the difference between this and the pish that is the Scotland kit is night and day
Some are even comparing it to a training top given how plain and boring the kit is.
“Looks like a training top. Abysmal stuff. And as you said, 80 odd sheet! F**k that.”
Priced at £120.00, fans were not pleased with either the kit or its extortionate price. Many fans are openly admitting how they cannot wait for the kit to arrive on DHgate so that they can purchase a counterfeit jersey for £10-£15.
Eagle-eyed fans immediately noticed that the kit looked familiar. Before you know it, people deduced that this was the Scottish women’s team kit from 2020. Adidas took the same design and just changed the color of the stripes.
The behind-the-scenes images have leaked and the dark navy top will be paired with the shorts and socks of the same color. On the plus side, the top of socks has the diagonal saltires as seen in the Scottish flag.
In other news, the away kit for Scotland has also leaked online.
The pinkish-orange kit is a throwback to their 1982 away kit and offers something different from the home kit. The away kit features thin pinstripes, the vintage adidas logo on the left, the nation’s badge on the right, a thistle design on the nape, and three white stripes on the shoulders.
However, just like the home kit, the away kit has also received mixed reactions.
Definitely swaying towards the Scotland away kit over the home one. Pretty lazy from Adidas just to use a template for the home.
While some fans like the throwback kit (mostly due to their liking for the 1982 kit), others are calling it hideous, awful, and horrible.
Scotland is currently 2nd in their group for World Cup qualification, tied on points with Denmark. The team that finishes at the top will qualify for the World Cup group stages. The team that finish in 2nd will have to play the qualification round and win to progress to the group stages of the World Cup.
If the Scottish team qualifies, this will be their first appearance in the World Cup since they last qualified in 1998.
What do you make of the kits? Do you think they are classics, or are they rightfully getting panned? Let us know in the comments.
