Dhe German Football Association has unveiled a home kit for all national teams, with which the men will play at the World Cup in Qatar this winter and the women will wear them at the 2023 World Cup in Australia. “It’s a cool and strong sign,” said Bayern Munich runner-up Lina Magull, according to a DFB statement on Monday. “This jersey symbolizes that we all stand for one football, live the same values together and have one goal.”
The white jersey, which was designed by the sporting goods manufacturer Adidas and has a wide black stripe in the middle, will make its debut in the women’s World Cup qualifier on Saturday (2:45 p.m. on ZDF) in Turkey. The distinctive stripe was inspired by the very first Germany jersey from 1908, the DFB announced.
While the DFB women will keep the current mint green away jersey, the men will have a new jersey with a red and black pattern on the front for the World Cup in Qatar. “I really like the new home shirt. The color combination harmonises, it will be an honor to play for Germany in this jersey at the World Cup,” said national player Serge Gnabry.
At the presentation of the new home jerseys, there was confusion about the wording “DieTeam” on the fabric label on the collar. “The lettering “The Team” can only be seen on the authentic jersey,” said the sporting goods manufacturer Adidas, who designed the jerseys, on Monday. At the end of July, the DFB announced that it would no longer use this designation for the German men’s selection due to fan criticism.
“The decision not to use the lettering ‘The Team’ will of course be taken into account in future collections,” said Adidas spokesman Oliver Brüggen. “Basically, it takes around two years to create a collection. We are in regular contact with the DFB.” The fact that the lettering is on the professional shirts has to do with the long lead time in the production of these jerseys, which were already finished when the DFB announced that they would not do so. The company from Herzogenaurach pointed out that, in contrast to the authentic jersey for the soccer professionals, there is no textile label with the lettering on the fan shirts.
Serge Gnabry, Ilkay Gündogan and Timo Werner (from left) present the national team’s third jersey.
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Image: Adidas
The men are already qualified for their World Cup and will meet Japan, Spain and Costa Rica in the preliminary round. The tournament for Hansi Flick’s team begins on November 23 in Qatar. After the game in Turkey in Bulgaria on September 6th (6.30 p.m. on ARD One) the women will continue. The European Championship runner-up leads the qualifying group with a three-point lead over Serbia. Only the top of the table qualifies directly for the World Cup taking place in Oceania from July 20 to August 20, 2023.
National football coach Martina Voss-Tecklenburg sees the further development of the national team after the successful European Championship as positive. The 1,300 registrations for the public training this Tuesday in Frankfurt and the good forecast for the home game against France on October 7 in Dresden are encouraging, said the 54-year-old on Monday in Frankfurt.
“The perception and appreciation have arrived in the general public – that makes me positive, at least as far as the national team is concerned. But that’s only part of it. We also know that we want to push a lot of things,” said the coach just under a month after the European Championships in England, when Germany only lost the final to the hosts after extra time.
