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1 May 2026 Jake, 161 min read

Kit of the Day #41: Iran — The Kit Design Quietly Having a Great Year

Iran are back at the World Cup and their kit is quietly one of the best of the cycle. Day 41 of Kit of the Day covers the white base, tile-pattern texture and the squad going into Group G.

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Tournament regulars with something to prove

Iran have been at almost every recent World Cup and the 2026 squad has one of the most experienced core spines in the tournament. They land in Group G alongside Belgium, Egypt and New Zealand — a group they can genuinely win.

The design

Crisp white home shirt with a barely-there tile pattern woven across the chest — a nod to Persian mosaic art without being literal about it. Red accents on the sleeves. One of the cleanest kits of the 2026 cycle when you see it in sunlight.

Who to watch

Mehdi Taremi up top, Sardar Azmoun still scoring in Europe, Alireza Jahanbakhsh getting the tournament minutes he’s been chasing for a decade. Structurally sound, tactically flexible.

Why you should care

The Iran kit has flown under the radar compared to louder designs but patterns like this usually age really well. Buy now, look clever in five years.

Buy and read more

Grab the shirt on the Iran buy page. Tomorrow: Tunisia. See the run on the countdown.

Written by

Jake

Football kit obsessive · 16 · writes for Footy Kits Battle

Jake has been collecting football shirts since he was nine and reviewing them on Footy Kits Battle since the 2026 World Cup cycle started. His takes lean opinionated, his loyalties shift weekly, and his mum has banned any new kit purchases until at least August.

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