FootyHeadlines.com leaked Croatia’s 2026/2027 Adidas kit earlier today and their credibility in the football world is nearly 100%.
Alot to unpack here as we have been begging the HNS to move away from Nike for 20 years. The traditional Croatian “Čipka” pattern is new and fresh. I’m definitely a big fan of what they did there. But where are the checkers?! Croatia have had some combination of checkers in every home/away kit since independence. It’s our thing. It’s our identity.
I’m a bit disappointed Adidas broke the streak with this new design.
The Croatian women may have just qualified for the women’s world cup with the 1-0 win against Kosovo! This may be the first time that they qualify. They currently sit in top place due to goal differential.
This could be huge, hopefully they make it.
One last game against Bulgaria Tuesday June 9th.
Nice, historical! Good timing, Those new adidas uniforms with the Cipka, will be a good look for them in the world cup if they make it in 2027.
One thing that every young Croatian player says he dreams of wearing is the checkers for Croatian National team. I guess those days are gone.
The traditional unique lace pattern is fine, but the squares still need to be represented, in some fashion within that design.
If someone turns on the TV, they need to know it is Croatia, without anyone telling them. Other than the Logo, this design does not say Croatian, at first glance, to me it says Mexico, Latin America or West Africa. Even the model chosen is a typical French, German, Belgium, Spanish, English male with a Body Mass Index ratio of at least 35-45. Who are they targeting their marketing campaign to. At least give us another 8 years before are demographics are the same as the rest of Europe. The could use a Ukrainian, Hungarian, Polish, Slovak model until then if they refuse to use a Croatian model.
I continue to believe the change from Nike to Adidas was a huge mistake. If it makes the country happy so be it.
Sorry, there are squares, they are just huge ,12″x12″, so you can barely see them. So the tradition goes on. I get it, Adidas wants to differentiate it’s future endeavors from Nike.
Great for psychedelic users but thing needs some checkers at the very least