Open Extended Reactions The Copa América is almost upon us, and as teams from CONMEBOL and Concacaf compete to be named the best international side in the Western Hemisphere, there's another important fight being waged on the field: a battle of fashion. Editor's Picks 2 Related International kits are laden with metaphors and imagery to inspire patriotic support (a reliable revenue generator) from each country's fan base. Everyone wants their team to look cool on the field.
And if their team does, those fans probably think they'd look cool wearing the same thing. Cynicism aside, this is an international tournament, so it's about national identity, and kit design is one more element of that. And while there are a few outright flops in the 2024 Copa América kit pool, there are also several shining triumphs, which we've helpfully ranked for you below.
16. Chile (Adidas)(Photo by NICOLAS TUCAT/AFP via Getty Images) Inspired by Chile's "red sea" of fans, the primary jersey looks like it was ordered from the team section of a generic online catalogue. Although the mosaic on the front forms the star from nation's flag, it's difficult to make out and instead, the top looks like it's one of the old template shirts where every country with Nike or Adidas got the same design in different colors.
Adidas If you thought Chile's primary looked generic, then the secondary is practically invisible. Every third high school in the United States has this jersey. In fact, the writer of thi.