Argentina (Away 2014)

Another World Cup another non-standard Argentina away jersey – actually it was quite a mess and made only one appearance: in the 2014 World Cup Final. Quite a high profile gig for such a premiere. 🙂

My Soccer Universe

We come to one of the two giants of South America: Argentina’s albi-celeste. Well, if they are wearing their alternate jerseys, that name is not accurate anymore as they revert to a dark blue jersey. The shade of which is changing seemingly with every tournament. Initially, it was a solid blue tone akin to the Italian home jersey. Given te multitude of Italians living in Argentina as well as the close connection between these countries, a very appropriate choice. Come 1998, the blue got darker with the colors of the Argentinian flag used as accents – one of my all-time favorite color combinations. However, the blue shirt was briefly re-introduced in time for the 2010 World Cup, only to be supplanted by a darker blue shirt for the 2011 Copa America. So, there was quite some interest on my part of what color Adidas would choose this time around.

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