England have confirmed they will wear their all-white home kit for their opening World Cup 2026 match against Croatia in Dallas. The decision was made to avoid a colour clash, as Croatia will be in their blue away strip.
Kit Details
England's home kit features a primarily all-white design with navy trim and red details, including the numbers. Goalkeeper Jordan Pickford will wear yellow. This is a more traditional strip compared to four years ago, which had blue on the shoulders and around the neck.
Match Context
Thomas Tuchel's side face their toughest Group L test against Croatia, the team they lost to in the 2018 World Cup semi-finals. England have been forced into a late squad change after Tino Livramento was ruled out for the summer due to injury, with Trevoh Chalobah called up.
With 32 of 48 teams progressing to the knockout stages, there is less jeopardy in qualification, but England aim to make a strong start to finish top of the group. Finishing top would secure a last-32 tie against a third-placed team, while second place could lead to a showdown with Portugal or Colombia, and potentially Spain in the last-16.
