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The Canadian team will not have new uniforms for the World Tournament due to their supplier
With the arrival of the World Cup, it is very common for the teams that will participate in the tournament to release new uniforms for the course of the competition. An example of this is the Brazilian team which released a new uniform with jaguar details on the sleeves.
Unlike other teams, Team Canada will not have a new kit for the competition and will have to use the kit released in the middle of last year for qualifying, and the reason is quite unusual.
Nike did not believe the selection would go to the World Cup
When Canada signed its contract with Nike, the team was ranked 78th in the FIFA rankings, with eight CONCACAF teams ahead of it, leading the sporting goods company to believe that the team n had no chance of qualifying for the Qatar World Cup.
Canada’s not getting new kits for the World Cup doesn’t sit well with some national team members: “I’m not a fan of that, to be honest,” Canadian defender Sam Adekugbe told The Athletic. “I feel like every team should buy a new kit for the World Cup because it’s a symbolic event. I don’t hate it, but I wish I had bought a new kit, just because it’s something to treasure.
It is believed that the process of designing and creating a new Nike uniform can take around 18 months. For a kit to launch alongside the other Nike World Cup kits this month, this process should begin around March 2021.
Canada will be making its first appearance at the World Cup since 1986 and hope to make even more history in this 2022 edition.
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