Nike’s high-tech 2026 World Cup jerseys have a shoulder problem
Nike’s high-tech 2026 World Cup jerseys have a shoulder problem. The sportswear giant says it’s aware of the strange seam on some of the new shirts, and is looking into how to address it When Nike rolled out its collection of World Cup kits in late March, fans and pundits alike largely approved.
The sportswear giant says it’s aware of the strange seam on some of the new shirts, and is looking into how to address it When Nike rolled out its collection of World Cup kits in late March, fans and pundits alike largely approved. The US men’s national team got arguably their most distinctive pair of shirts in decades, while other federations – France, England, Canada and Uruguay among them – earned strong reviews.
Over the last international break, when players took the field in the kits for the first time, many fans couldn’t help but become fixated on one singular detail of the new shirts: a somewhat unsightly bulge along the shoulder seam.