One month on from the loudest summer in football history, the shirts tell the story. Spain are champions of the world — a second star, won the hard way in New Jersey — and the men they beat are already back at work. In under a month the international game returns with the UEFA Nations League, an England-Spain rematch at Wembley, and a manager carousel featuring Zidane, Klopp and Xavi. This is the 2026 national team jersey guide: what the champions wear, what the challengers wear, and where to buy every one of them.

• 1-0Spain over Argentina in the World Cup final at New York New Jersey Stadium — Ferran Torres, 106th minute, after 90 goalless minutes of tension.
• 1Goal conceded by Spain across the entire World Cup — the best defensive record ever for a champion, in the first 48-team tournament.
• 7Clean sheets for Unai Simón — a World Cup record for a goalkeeper. Rodri took the Golden Ball; Pau Cubarsí was the Young Player.
• 10Goals for Kylian Mbappé — the Golden Boot, and the numbers behind France's run to the semi-finals.

The Champions: Spain's Second Star

Luis de la Fuente's Spain did not just win the World Cup — they suffocated it. One goal conceded in seven games, a knockout run built on possession and patience, and a final settled in the 106th minute when Nico Williams headed down Pedro Porro's cross and Ferran Torres buried it first time. Argentina, defending the trophy they won in Qatar and down to ten men after Enzo Fernández's late red card, had nothing left to answer with. Spain became the first nation to hold the men's and women's World Cups at the same time — and did it with two nineteen-year-olds, Lamine Yamal and Pau Cubarsí, in the final XI.

The story has already moved on to club football: Ferran Torres, the man who scored the biggest goal of the decade, now plays his football in Paris, and our Ligue 1 opening guide tracks his two-goals-in-26-minutes debut. For Spain, the red home shirt with its second star is the collectible of the season — and the Yamal and Pedri editions are the player shirts every collector is after.

The Beaten Finalists: Argentina's Next Chapter

Argentina went to New Jersey one win from back-to-back World Cups and left with nothing but Emiliano Martínez's highlights reel. The goalkeeper kept the final alive almost single-handedly — a string of saves from Yamal, Cubarsí, Pedri and Williams before Torres's extra-time strike — and at 39, Lionel Messi was starved of the ball when it mattered most. The core that won 2022 is ageing together; the away shirt in sky blue and white stripes remains one of the most iconic in the game, and the Messi hub covers every edition of the number 10 that defined the era.

France, beaten semi-finalists, took the bronze against England, with Mbappé's ten goals not enough to reach a second final. Les Bleus enter the new cycle with a new manager and the deepest squad in Europe — the away shirt is this cycle's sleeper pick.

The Nations League Returns: 24 September

International football comes back late next month, and it comes back loud. The 2026-27 UEFA Nations League opens with a compressed calendar — the first two matchdays inside a single week in late September, two more in early October, the final pair in November — and the biggest night of Matchday 1 is at Wembley: England vs Spain, Saturday 26 September, a rematch of the EURO 2024 final that Spain won 2-1 in Berlin.

The dugout carousel is half the story: Jürgen Klopp takes charge of Germany, Xavi Hernández starts with the Netherlands, Zinédine Zidane returns to management with France five years after leaving Real Madrid, Mark van Bommel leads Belgium, and Roberto Mancini begins his second Italy spell. Spain, runners-up last time out, are the team to beat — again.

The Kits: What to Wear This Season

The post-World Cup cycle is the best time to buy national team shirts: the podium nations' 2026-27 kits are in stock, the player editions carry the summer's story, and the champions' shirt is the one every collection needs. Start with the final's goalscorer, work through the contenders, then browse the full national teams collection.

Spain Home Jersey 2026-2027 (Ferran) €37.90 Shop Now 2026-2027 Argentina Away Shirt €34.80 Shop Now 2026-2027 France Home Shirt (Thuram 9) €32.80 Shop Now 2026-2027 England Away Shirt €35.80 Shop Now 2026-2027 Portugal Home Shirt (Bernardo 10) €34.80 Shop Now 2026-2027 Netherlands Home Shirt €29.90 Shop Now 2026-2027 Brazil Home Shirt €29.90 Shop Now Italy Home Shirt 2026/27 €34.80 Shop Now

Not sure which edition to pick? Our authentic vs replica guide explains the difference between match-player and fan versions, the collector's care guide keeps them pristine, and if you're buying for someone else the 2026 gift guide sorts the field. For the summer that started it all, the World Cup jersey guide covers every tournament shirt — and the Top 10 kits of 2026-27 ranks the season's best across club and country.

Five Storylines for the New Cycle

1. England vs Spain, Wembley, 26 September. The rematch of the EURO 2024 final — and England's chance to answer a record of three wins in ten meetings against Spain this century. Thomas Tuchel wanted the competitive group; he got the hardest opening night in international football. The Saka and Bellingham hubs follow England's new cycle.
2. Zidane's France. Five years out of the game, Zidane takes over a squad with a point to prove — a semi-final exit they felt was premature, a Golden Boot winner in Mbappé, and a 28 September date with Belgium. Every France match is suddenly must-watch; start with the Mbappé hub.
3. Klopp vs Xavi, opening night. Netherlands vs Germany on 24 September is two coaching eras beginning in the same stadium — and Germany are unbeaten in the last four between the sides. The post-WC reset starts here.
4. Haaland against Ronaldo's Portugal. Group A4 pairs the Nations League's all-time top scorer (19 goals) with the ageless number 7, plus Denmark and Wales. Norway's first League A campaign is appointment viewing — the Ronaldo hub has his Portugal editions.
5. Italy's rebuild, again. Mancini's second spell opens against Türkiye and Belgium, with a 64-year home drought against France waiting in November. The Azzurri's 2026-27 home shirt is already one of the best-looking kits of the cycle.

And when the club calendar resumes between windows, the Champions League hub has the full 2026-27 European picture — Spain's champions now have a continental crown to defend too.

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