OTF World Cup of FIFA World Cup Winning Kits

[Felicity, I guess so]

I missed the Argentina vote, where I had skin in the game, having owned and worn many of theirs but it was a dead heat since all the classic basics were there (unlike some of their losing WC kits, there’s a lesson there, AFA...)

[Billy Casper]

1982
1938
1934
2006

I don't like any of them. A v neck with a collar is the worst combination in my opinion and I would seriously consider putting 38 and 34 above 82 if they had blue socks. 2006 is an instant fail for the blue shorts. The gold numbers and central badge don't help either.

[Rogin the Armchair fan]

1982 by some distance

1934
1938

2006 by some distance

Does anyone know why (as with Germany basing their kit on the Prussian flag) why Italy play in blue?

[Levin]

It's the colour of Savoy (also the other half of the fascist crest)

[Lobachevsky]

82 - which ends the 20 year run of outstanding World Cup winning kits.

38

34

06 - not an Italy kit and sweat patches.

[Rogin the Armchair fan]

It's the colour of Savoy (also the other half of the fascist crest)

I'm confused because it looks like a red and white cross to me.

[Levin]

Ah. The crest of Savoy is a white cross on a red field but the official colour of the house of Savoy is a shade of blue.

[nmrfox]

82
38
34
06

[S. aureus]

1982
2006 is awful but at least doesn't have the fasces (thanks for UA pointing this out, may not have noticed otherwise)
1938
1934

[ad hoc]

82


34 (based on the kit alone)
38 (ditto)
06

But anything below the top spot is irrelevant. Can i give 4 points to 82 and 0 to all the others?

[lambers]

It doesn't matter what placings anyone has given the three other Italian kits, they are all dwarfed by 1982 who become the first team to progress with a perfect record. For those interested, the final tally was 1982: 96 points; 1938: 27; 1934: 23; 2006: 16.

Now for the final contest of the first round:

Round 1: Germany Women
2003

2007:


2003 (in Semi-Final, FIFA have annoyingly taken down the picture from the final that I was going to use)

2007 (in final)

[Levin]

Oooh. I really like 2007. But 2003 is better

[Rogin the Armchair fan]

I like 2007 too. I prefer it to 2003.

[Levin]

Are those the men's stars on the 2003 shirt? I quite like that. Countries should amalgamate their stars. Germany should have 6 stars on their shirts

[Sean of the Shed]

2003 wins - no contest.

[jdsx]

2003
2007
Another easy one

[ad hoc]

2003 of course.

[Logan Mountstuart]

2003. After 30 years of shite, when will just one of these "design specialists" finally cotton on that less is more when it comes to football kits?

[elguapo4]

2003

2007

[Cal Alamein]

2003
2007

[Southport Zeb]

2003
2007

[ursus arctos]

2003
2007

[Greenlander]

Easy for 2003. 2007 way back in the dust.

[Hot Orange]

2003.

[jwdd27]

2007 for me, as per the mens kits I like the Germans to have some bits of flag colour in there. And the action shot confirms it didn't look bad in the flesh.
plain black and white is a bit cold, IMO