Women's World Cup- Groups E and F

With under an hour until kickoff of matches in Group F today, I realize that this post is cutting it quite close to being "before kickoff for each group"; however, in my mind it still hits that requirement. Without further ado, the uniforms for both groups E and F:


The top team in Group E is Brazil, who sit 7th in the world at the start of the World Cup and have one of the best players in the world, Marta, on the field for A Seleção. The interesting thing about Brazil's Nike jerseys is that the women's team has never won a World Cup, their best finish being runners-up in 2007, but both the primary yellow and secondary blue display the five stars won by the men's national team.

Korea Republic, or South Korea as they are more widely known, come into the WWC 18th in the world, making only their second World Cup appearance and first since 2003. The Taegeuk Nangja, even with their inexperience, are still one of the favorites to advance from the group. They will be wearing Nike jerseys as well, with a primary red and secondary white option.

The only kit so far confirmed by Spain, who sit 14th in the world heading into their first World Cup, is a basic red jersey from adidas. As far as I could find, no other kits have been anounced by La Roja; it is likely, however, that they will emulate the men's national team and wear a secondary black jersey (without the World Cup champions patch or star over the crest), and possibly a white third jersey similar to the one worn by the men in 2014.

For Costa Rica, the underdogs of Group E, their hopes look slim heading into the World Cup, but they could still pull off a miracle run like the men's team did in 2014. Costa Rica comes in 37th in the world, the lowest-ranked team from CONCACAF to make the tournament, but will have new New Balance kits in red and white, featuring a giant collar on the white jersey.


The unquestioned top team in Group F is France, who sit 3rd in the world and are one of the favorites to run the table and win the World Cup title. Les Bleues finished fourth in 2011, and have one of the easier groups to escape. France's jerseys for 2015 will be produced by Nike, with primary blue and secondary white options for at least three group stage games.

France's hold on the top of the group isn't secure yet, however, thanks to 6th ranked England. The Three Lionesses are at their highest ranking ever, and appeared in the quarterfinals of Germany 2011. This year, from Nike, England have confirmed a primary white jersey. It seems likely that England will also have available a secondary red jersey similar to the one pictured, just without the championship star, but the availability of that jersey is still in question.

In contrast to those two teams, the other two in Group F pale in comparison. Colombia enter 28th in the world, and although Las Cafeteras are at their highest ranking ever, their odds of advancing seem slim. The Colombia kits mirror the ones worn by the men's team last year, in primary yellow and secondary blue options from adidas.

The final team at this World Cup is Mexico, who enter 25th in the world out of CONCACAF. Unlike the men's jerseys for Mexico, which had virtually no red or green, the national colors. the adidas jerseys for El Tricolor are those two colors, with a primary green and secondary red jersey available to wear.

Under 30 minutes to go with the posting of this rundown, but it is complete. Barely. The uniform rundowns for CONCACAF's 2015 Gold Cup will be coming next, but that tournament doesn't start until July. Enjoy some great soccer until then.

Group D- Women's World Cup

With the FIFA Women's World Cup kicking off tomorrow, I will definitely not finish a uniform rundown for all six groups before the first match kicks off; however, I should finish each successive group before its first match kicks off. With that having been said, here are the uniforms of Group D:



The top team in Group D is the United States of America, who currently sit 2nd in the world, were runners-up at the 2011 World Cup, and lie just a border away from hosts Canada. The Yanks are one of the favorites to win the tournament in 2015, which would place a third star above the crest. However American it might feel to root for the USA this year, the primary kits from Nike are anything but, with no red or blue anywhere, only black and neon yellow. The all-blue secondary kit, although still not incredible, is much better by comparison.

Continuing the idea that Group D is the group of death, Sweden comes in 5th in the world, led by former American coach Pia Sundhage. Sweden, just like the USA, has appeared in all seven World Cups, but has never finished higher than third (although that did come in 2011). Sweden's adidas jerseys for this World Cup are unique in that they were designed with the help of two Swedish designers.

Group D continues with a third team in the top ten in the world, as Australia sits 10th in the world coming into the World Cup. The Matildas will be wearing blue secondary kits from Nike with the same design as the men's secondary kits, but the yellow primary will be of a design more classic to the Australia women.

The outlier team of Group D is Nigeria, who sit 33rd in the world, although they are the top team in CAF and the defending continental champions. They are heavy underdogs to advance out of the group for just the second time in the country's history, although they have appeared in all seven Women's World Cups. Nigeria will be wearing one of these three Nike kits as their primary jersey at this world cup, although I couldn't find any resource that showed the results in English or a secondary jersey.


For the record, in Group D, USA-USA-USA! Murica.

Group C- WWC, Copa America

The final warm-up matches have been played, and the teams have arrived in Canada for the Women's World Cup, and although that might not be the case for the Copa America, the wait is still almost unbearable until we next get to see a major tournament. Continuing with uniform rundowns, today we have Group C for both tournaments.

Japan are the best team in Group C by far: they are the defending champions, winning the World Cup as hosts in 2011, and currently sitting 4th in the world, putting them fifteen spots above the next-best team in the group. The Japanese women will be wearing virtually the same kits as the men did last year in the World Cup, but with one tweak, courtesy of adidas: the secondary kit will have pink numbers, names, and shorts piping on the volt yellow kit, compared to blue for the men. The primary blue kit will be the same as what the men wore last year.

The favorites to advance out of the group behind Japan would have to be Switzerland, who sit 19th in the world heading into this tournament. La Nati will be appearing in the World Cup for the first time, and will face stiff competition, yet are still one of the favorites to advance out of the group. Their Puma kits are unique in that the national crest is on the right side of the jerseys and the flag placed over the heart, on both the primary red and secondary white kits.

The worst team in the group is Cameroon, sitting at 53rd in the world and one of the lowest-ranked teams to get into the World Cup. Cameroon will be appearing in their first-ever world cup, just like Switzerland, but have nowhere near the pedigree of the Swiss. Cameroon will be wearing simpler Puma  primary jerseys than the men's team wore at their World Cup, a green jersey without sublimations. However, the secondary yellow kit will be, by all indications, the same as what was worn by the men.

The final team in Group C is Ecuador, who will mark the third team in the group to be appearing in their first World Cup in national history. La Tricolor will be wearing the exact same kits as the men this year, just cut differently, for both the primary and secondary yellow and blue kits from Marathon, a supplier based in Ecuador.

The top team in Group C, the final group of the Copa America, is Colombia. Brazil should have hosted this tournament, but swapped with Chile, and then had their reputation nearly destroyed by the final two matches of the World Cup. Colombia comes in fresh and with a ballooning reputation for style and speed. Ranked 4th in the world, Colombia come in as the second favorite to win the tournament, behind only Argentina. Los Cafeteros have only won one Copa America, back in 2001, but could add another trophy this time around. Colombia will wear the traditional yellow primary shirt and a blue secondary jersey from adidas, although the blue is dark enough to look black from some angles.

With five World Cup-winning stars above their crest, Brazil would seem like a natural choice as the top team in Group C. However, the disappointments at the World Cup and a new manager have Brazil sitting 5th in the world and not even the favorites to automatically move on from their group. However, they still claim the title of best-dressed team, as the primary yellow kit from Nike is a timeless classic and the secondary blue jersey isn't bad by itself. Even the never-before-worn olive green third kit can be appreciated, although for a country like Brazil it does look more like a training shirt than something to be worn at the Copa America.

Peru hardly have to travel south to get to this tournament, but that might be the only edge they have in this group. Sitting 63rd in the world, the odds are stacked against both Peru and groupmates Venezuela to advance to the knockout stages. This year's Umbro kits for Peru stay nearly the same as 2014, with the primary white kit and secondary red strip keeping the traditional look for another year.

The final team in Group C, and in this uniform rundown, Venezuela are the lowest-ranked team in the group, at 69th in the world. Sadly, they are another team to fall victim to the volt/neon yellow craze sweeping sports, as the Venezuelans will be wearing a classic primary kit in maroon, but an eyeball-burning all-volt secondary strip. For the eyes of viewers, it might be a good thing that the chances of Venezuela advancing in the tournament are very low.

Because of the limited amount of time remaining until the Women's World Cup starts, it appears that I won't complete all six groups before the tournament kicks off June 6; however, I should have all of the rundowns done before games in each successive group start; for Group D, that would be June 8. The Copa America only has three groups however, so I have finished that and will be moving on to the uniforms of the CONCACAF Gold Cup, which begins July 7, once the uniforms of the Women's World Cup are done. For now, though, I will be trying to get through all of the women's uniforms for the final three groups as quickly as possible.

Peace.