Leaked: Argentina's Home Kit for the 2026 World Cup

Reigning champions Argentina are set to defend their World Cup crown next summer – and they'll do so in a kit that pays tribute to their glorious past.

Leaked by Footy Headlines and Opaleak, the reported 2026 Argentina home shirt introduces a bold new take on the Albiceleste’s iconic look.

The kit nods to Argentina’s World Cup-winning history – 1978, 1986, and 2022 – by weaving those eras into a modern redesign of the traditional stripes.

🚨 EXCLUSIVE | Argentina x adidas 2026 🇦🇷 First look at the new home kit, featuring a gradient of blues worn in Argentina’s World Cup-winning years: ’78, ’86, and ’22.This is Argentina’s first World Cup kit with THREE stars. ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Sky blue and white remain at the core, but this time each blue stripe features a two-tone gradient fade, shifting from light to dark for added depth. Navy accents appear on the shoulders and sleeve cuffs, giving the shirt sharper contrast and a cleaner finish.

The kit will also reportedly feature three stars above the Argentina crest, one for each of their previous World Cup wins.

🚨🚨 First look at Argentina’s jersey for World Cup 2026 via @Footy_Headlines

Mockups of the shirt have prominently featured Lionel Messi, the hero of Qatar 2022 and the nation’s greatest-ever player. But whether he’ll wear the jersey in an actual World Cup match remains to be seen.

“I think about it and wait and see, but I don’t want to set that goal either,” Messi said recently about his potential participation next year. “I’ll take it day by day and see how I feel physically above all else, and be honest with myself too.”

For fans – and for football – the hope is that one final World Cup chapter remains in the Messi story.

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