World Cup Shirts and Kit

Held every four years, the FIFA World Cup hosts are chosen from across different nations. To determine who will host the event for the upcoming tournament, each nation has to place a bid for the right to hold the prestigious event, and the most successful is chosen.

When it comes to the national teams who take place in the games, the pool of participants has changed vastly in recent years. After the rigorous qualification process in 1998, each finals tournament was played over a four week period and consisted of 32 teams. However, in 2017 FIFA announced that as of 2026 they would expand the number of participants to 48 teams.

2022 World Cup Shirts for Qatar

In 2010 it was announced that Russia had won their bid and were to host the 2018 FIFA tournament. And at this time they also unveiled that Qatar was to host the following tournament in 2022. This awarding of the tournament 2022 to Qatar is very significant as this is the first time since the 1930s that a country who has never participated in the final tournament, are actually hosting the games.

Unlike most tournaments, the one which is due to be held in Qatar is certainly different. Most tournaments are held in the summer as they weather is better for outdoor matches and attendance. However, as Qatar is in a considerably hot country, their summer time will be over whelming for sportsmen and fans to be out in. Therefore, to accommodate for everyone, the tournament has been arranged for the winter time.

In preparation for the World Cup each football confederation has to hold their own qualifying tournaments ahead of the games. This has to take place in order for the confederations to select their strongest teams to take their allocated places in the final tournament. However, they have not yet released how the qualification process for Qatar 2022 is going to be like, but we do know that the draw will take place in July 2019.

When it comes to the eligibility for qualification, all of the 211 FIFA member associations are able to compete for a spot. But despite being qualified for the tournament already as they are hosts, Qatar still needs to take part in the Asian qualification stage. This was enforced by the AFC who will treat this round as a way of earning a place in the AFC Asian competition the following year. And after winning the 2018 Russia competition, France has already secured themselves a place in the 2022 games.

Previous Winners of the Jules Rimet Trophy

The FIFA World Cup was first played in 1930 and the tournament was hosted and won by Uruguay. And this same situation also happened with Italy in 1934, England in 1966 and Argentina in 1978. Qatar 2022 will be the 22^nd edition of the tournament and the anticipation is already running high after the 2018 games have only just ended. Out of the 22 tournaments only eight national teams have lifted the Jules Rimes trophy and these are listed below:

• Brazil (5) – 1958, 1962, 1970, 1994, 2002
• Italy (4) – 1934, 1938, 1982, 2006
• Germany (4) – 1954, 1974, 1990, 2014
• Uruguay (2) – 1930, 1950
• Argentina (2) – 1978, 1986
• France (2) – 1998, 2018
• England (1) – 1966
• Spain (1) - 2010

As we can see above, the Brazilian national team has been the most successful to date with 5 trophies to their name. This is what makes their distinctive yellow and green jerseys so popular as their historic successes are renowned. Italy and Germany are both closely behind these as they have 4 wins each. Could either of these squads bring Brazil’s top streak to an end in 2022?

Why Soccer Box for the FIFA World Cup Kit?

There are a number of reasons why you should consider purchasing your world cup kit from us today. We are an established supplier of official soccer jerseys, strip and merchandise sourced directly from the kit manufacturers (Nike, Adidas, Puma, New Balance etc.). We also stock a wide range of sportswear for an array of clubs as well as national  teams. So you can shop our collection of gear now and fulfil your squad representation needs on both sides.

As well as stocking the authentic replica world cup kit, we aim to provide you with a wealth of information relating to the world’s biggest soccer tournament. From covering their kit designs to the team performances, be sure to keep an eye out on our blog for upcoming posts on the 2022 tournament?

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