FIFA has confirmed which home, away and third alternate jerseys each team will wear for their first three matches at the 2026 World Cup, which begins June 11. The assignments cover each side’s group-stage games and are published ahead of the tournament’s opening fixtures.
ESPN’s Leonardo Bertozzi compiled and posted the combinations for the first 72 matches on social media, according to ESPN. The post details the specific kit pairings for each of the opening three fixtures involving every team.
The kit list is intended to clarify which colors teams will wear in each group-stage game, information fans can use when deciding what to wear to matches or watch parties. The published combinations include the designated home, away and third alternate shirts for each of a team’s first three games.
ESPN also linked related coverage, including a ranking of all 105 home, away and third alternate jerseys set to appear at the World Cup, according to ESPN. That feature catalogs the full set of shirts teams have selected for the tournament.
The network’s World Cup preview content includes profiles of tournament debutants identified as Cape Verde, Curaçao, Jordan and Uzbekistan, according to ESPN. Additional ESPN pieces offer suggestions for where to find pre-World Cup matches and coverage ahead of the June 11 start.
