Argentina World Cup Kit History

Early striped Argentina shirt before modern supplier branding took over.

Argentina reached the first-ever final but lost to Uruguay, establishing the shirt in World Cup lore immediately.

A plainer interwar version of the classic sky-blue-and-white identity.

The run was brief, but the striping template was already fixed.

Traditional stripes in a looser, older cut after a long World Cup absence.

Argentina returned to the tournament and were quickly exposed by the European powers.

Simple vertical stripes with very little visual interruption.

A talented side still exited in the group stage, leaving the kit with little tournament glow.

One of the last pre-Adidas-feeling Argentina World Cup shirts.

The quarter-final defeat to England became part of a long-running football grievance.

Adidas brought cleaner striping discipline and stronger sportswear identity.

This tournament began the supplier relationship most people now associate with Argentina.

Classic stripes in a home-soil presentation that felt instantly ceremonial.

Ticker tape, controversy, and a first world title made this shirt permanently historic.

A cleaner early-80s Adidas update with balanced striping and black shorts.

Maradona’s first World Cup in the famous shirt ended earlier than expected.

The essential Maradona shirt, simple enough to let the number 10 dominate the image.

Hand of God and the Goal of the Century turned this kit into football scripture.

A sharper, more technical Adidas cut as Argentina defended their crown.

The holders reached another final before losing to West Germany via Brehme’s penalty.

Bold, pattern-heavy 90s Adidas styling across the stripes.

Remembered above all for Maradona’s failed drugs test and abrupt exit from the tournament.

A sleeker late-90s version of the stripes with a crisp athletic fit.

Bergkamp’s late goal for the Netherlands ended a strong Argentina side.

A very clean Adidas shirt that deserved a better tournament.

One of the biggest shocks of 2002 was Argentina going out in the group stage.

Refined striping with a more sculpted modern silhouette.

An excellent side lost to Germany on penalties in the quarter-finals.

Traditional stripes with a classic, almost throwback simplicity.

Maradona returned as manager, but Germany ended the run brutally in the last eight.

A luminous, modern take on the stripes with black detailing.

Messi carried Argentina to the final, only for heartbreak against Germany in extra time.

A 1993-inspired chest graphic sat within the traditional striped frame.

The team never fully settled and France knocked them out in a wild round-of-16 game.

Elegant stripes with subtle flame motifs and a championship feel.

Messi finally won it in what many call the greatest final ever, adding the third star to the shirt.

Current Argentina shirt carrying three stars into the next cycle.

This is where the historical archive passes the ball to the live team page.