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This fun project is coming to an end with a double post today from the final group. For Portugal I went with a deep red home kit featuring a pattern inspired by the art style commonly found on Portuguese wooden roosters. The away is a uniquely Portuguese look showing off the beautiful tile work found on some of Portugal's beautiful streets. Last but not least, Uruguay's sky blue home kit features four wavy lines for the four primary rivers that can be found across their beautiful land. I added plenty of nods to their historic program, including the lace up collar on the home, and the sash on the red away kit that is also a nod to looks of the past. In addition, the flag and blue and white cuff striping is taken from the flag of Artigas, one of the nations alternate flags. Now that the 32 teams are done, let me know what you guys think. Any standout favourites? Any other nations you'd like to see me tackle? Thanks for the support in my first posts on the forum I'm looking forward to taking on some clubs teams next!

The Korean Republic has modernized their crest recently and I'm a big fan of their new look. I used those sharp lines as the basis of a tiger striping pattern across the home kit. The away is based off of their flag, with a gradient like stripe pattern in blue and red to emulate the Taegeuk, along with black accents on an all white base. I also blacked out the logo on the away kit. Any thoughts on Korea's kits? Portugal and Uruguay will round out the rear this weekend and that will be all she wrote for this massive project. Probably some edits/keeper kits afterwards but open to suggestions for other national team concepts if anyone is interested!

Next up is the final of three African nations with a similar colour scheme. I wanted to create a unique look for the Black Stars from Ghana, so I utilized that nickname to create an intimidating all black away strip. For the contrasting all white home kit I utilized the striping from their logo to make a ribbon look around their neck to frame the black star on the chest. What do you guys think of my Ghana kits? Is it too different from their usual look or does it work for the African nation?

Cameroon provided me an interesting challenge, as they are now supplied by a kit manufacturer I knew nothing about and has very little to work off of for past kits. As a newer company with what I'm assuming is a smaller budget it seemed like the type of situation where they would use the same template for the two kits. For the design I used patterns from traditional Cameroonian clothing throughout while taking advantage of their bold colours. For the away kit I used black sleeves as an homage to the (in)famous sleeveless kits Cameroon tried to sneak past FIFA 20 years ago. That's a wrap for this group, moving on to the final group tomorrow!

Red and white kits made by Puma for a European country in group G starting with the letter S? Feels like groundhog day... For Serbia I went with a returned to a deeper red I find it suits them well with the gold accents of their newly designed logo. I swear I designed these before Puma's quasi-templated away kits featuring shapes surrounding the numbers on the chest, yet I went with a similar idea on a few of my kits including the serbian eagle wings on this home kit. For the away I drew inspiration from the cross on their crest that the eagle is gripping, creating it out sword like shapes, an homage to the Schiavonesca (Slavic sword) used by knights of Serbia during the 14th-16th centuries. I hope you guys like it, comments and criticisms of all kinds are appreciated.

Alright back in action today after a brief hiatus, today it's time for the the swiss. With a symbol/flag as recognizable as theirs, it was an easy choice for me to use the Swiss cross as the base of a pattern for the home kit. The away kit features a silhouette of the imposing Matterhorn with some red and black accents to create a pleasing home and away combo. I'll be posting another European team dressed by puma tomorrow. Hope you all are still enjoying this series, I'm sad that its almost coming to an end...

The world number one and most celebrated team in World Cup history are up next. Brazil were possibly my biggest challenge for sticking to tradition on the home kit. The tiniest change could cause an uproar with Brazilian supporters. So I kept it fairly simple, with a solid gradient on the cuff patterns inspired by the shining sun on Brazilian beaches. With the home drawing inspiration from the warm sunshine, the away is based on the night's sky. Taking the stars from their national flag, a made a kit fit for the superstars that shine while playing the beautiful game for the Seleção. I'll be taking tomorrow off to watch team Canada (priorities sorry) but I'll return Monday with another Group G team! Any favourites from the previous group?

I complete Canada's group with their opponent in matchday 3, Morocco. The Atlas Lions have worn a red kit with lighter green and white accents as their home and a white away kit in years past. For the home I used an ornate Moroccan pattern to decorate the front of the kit, with the circular pattern surrounding the number. The away I used the striping from their logo as inspiration for a pattern of striping coming down from the shoulder through the centre of their logo. Tomorrow I finally escape the red home kit look with Brazil to start off group G.

Next up in Group F we've got last edition's surprise runner ups. The Croatians have a signature look that is non negotiable, and there really are only so many ways to make a checkered kit. There turned out to be some similarities with my original concept and the one Nike released for their home kit! For the away I went with a combination that I find extremely aesthetically pleasing in past editions, red and white checkers on blue kits. No deep meaning just two kit designs that I thought looked good! Next up will be Morocco, what will be a fourth primarily red home kit in this group!

Thats a great point now that you mention it I see it as being more Germany for sure, definitely one that I'll have a do-over for in my edits. Thanks for the comments about Canada!

Today is a day I have been waiting for for a very long time: Canadian World Cup game day!!! In honour of such a historic occasion I have a double feature for you, my native Canucks and their mighty Red Devil opponents today. For the Belgians I've outfitted them in a home kit inspired by their nickname, all fierce red adorned with devil's tridents and firey embers on the sleeves. While they away is a kit fit for a king, with gold accents including a sleeve pattern taken from the crown on their emblem. On the other side of this matchup we have Canada, a team many were disappointed to see showing up to the world's stage without new kits. In my conceptual universe that isn't the case and les Rouges return to the World Cup with a proud red home kit with a maple leaf on their chest, plaid cuffs and a sublimated striping style familiar to sporting fans of the Great white north. The away is iced out to honour our winter climate that we are so proud of, and one that we utilized to our advantage this qualifying campaign with famous results at the Iceteca in Edmonton, and other frozen fortresses in Hamilton and Toronto. Looking forward to reading some comments as I try to distract myself from the stress of this match starting in a few hours!

Another day another Adidas concept. Spain has a traditional home look of red over navy while their away kit has seen many different colours over the years. For the home I used the Adidas three stripes as the primary feature again, with a waving flag pattern coming down through the logo. For the away I went for an intimidating 'bull seeing red' look, with a cubist pattern sublimated on the kit. Will FIFA make them get a third kit because these two are too dark? Most likely yes... But I liked it too much to care so I'll probably make a third white kit for them later. My nation's group is up next, with their games beginning tomorrow as well. I'll be starting off with their opponent Belgium.

In the real world Japan has one of my favourite kits at this years World Cup, but I designed this concept before those had been released. In my fake concept world Japan also has one of my favourites but I'll see if you agree. Japan has a beautiful variety of living space across their small islands, so I created a combination of kits that embraces that contrast. The home kit is inspired by the neon streets of Tokyo, with a bright pink striped fading away down the centre of the chest meant to depict that reflections of neon signs on street puddles at night. The away moves towards the countryside with colours of the cherry blossom tree combined with a pinstripe pattern commonly seen on another Japanese national team jersey, their baseball team. Hopefully you guys like my take on the Japanese kits! Tomorrow I'll finish up the Group with a third Adidas team in a row, Spain.

Germany and Adidas have teamed up for some iconic looks throughout their history, so I tried to honour that past with the away while creating a new look for the home. The home kit features a bold Adidas three stripe pattern across the chest in the national flag colours, while the away returns to their teal/green look with a more toned down version of their in/famous 94 look. One modern one retro for a German team with a storied past but also a bright future. I can't believe the World Cup is already here today! Tomorrow I have in store a Japan concept for you that may be my favourite so far...

Beginning Group E with another CONCACAF nation, looking to recreate their cinderella run from 2014. For a country with such an abundance of natural beauty, their kits this year leave much to be desired. I took my inspiration from their unique geographical features. The home features three peaks for the three volcanoes found in Costa Rica, also found on their national crest and team logo. The away kit, or the waterfall kit, strays from their usual red, blue and white colours for a navy to aqua gradient depicting the many waterfalls and beautiful rivers that wind through the Costa Rican forests. Let me know what you guys think, I like trying out different colours for the away kits as it seems somewhat realistic that every year a few teams think outside the box (Belgium and Argentina this year come to mind).