At the time of writing these lines and closing the votes in our survey entitled “Does Switzerland have the ugliest World Cup jersey?”, there were around 7,000 of you who had given your opinion. And the results are clear and clear. For you, Switzerland’s green outfit is indeed the ugliest of this World Cup.
The Nati tunic collected 26% of the votes and therefore won this little honorary title hands down, ahead of Belgium (15%) and the United States (14%). When the poll was launched, there was a slight European duel against the pink and blue jersey of the Belgians. Nevertheless, Switzerland maintained its status as favorite in this competition.
You were therefore not convinced by Puma’s arguments. Namely that this jersey was inspired by the country’s hydrographic network and the design of the interior pages of the Swiss passport. You are not the only ones, the international press has also massively criticized the Swiss outfits, even allowing itself some well-felt mockery.
“There can’t be many jerseys in this World Cup inspired by… administrative red tape. But let’s be honest: if any nation had to do it, it could only be Switzerland, wrote The Athleticwhich ranked the home jersey, also inspired by the same design, in 37th place out of 48. And then what will it be? Insurance forms? Parking permits? Requests for building permits?
“The most hideous in the history of the World Cup”
The magazine 11 Freunde was even more severe since he placed the green jersey of the Nati in the 94th and last rank of his hierarchy. “This thing is historically impudent and without a doubt the most hideous jersey in the history of the World Cup,” judges the German media. Either the Swiss have decided, via this textile disaster, to subtly sabotage Donald Trump’s big show, or the aesthetic sense of an entire nation has remained stuck in the Gotthard tunnel.”
FIFA has already decided which jerseys will be used by each team for all matches in the group stage. Switzerland will play in green for its start this Saturday against Qatar. It will return to its historic red against Bosnia Herzegovina (June 18) and Canada (June 24).
