Who will win the World Cup next year? Well England of course. But the bigger question is who will win the World Cup of World Cup kits. France have now thrown their entry into the ring.
Russia 2018 is now a mere 205 days away! So it really is time to start ramping up the over optimistic chances of England to go and win the whole thing- after stopping Germany and Brazil from scoring surely it's a foregone conclusion Jordan Henderson will be lifting the trophy.
But if it's not to be the Three Lions then France have a very good chance of winning their second title, having previously only been the champions after winning at home in 1998.
France's last triumph included the likes of Zidane, Desailly, Thuram, Blanc, LeBoeuf, Deschamps. Images: PA Images.
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Their team have attacking talents like Olivier Giroud, Alexandre Lacazette, Anthony Martial, Ousmane Dembele, Thomas Lemar, Antoine Griezmann, Kylian Mbappe, Nabil Fekir and Kingsley Coman. Scary stuff.
However in the kit department they, and Nike are keeping things simple with the design being pretty plain but very stylish:
Images: Footy Headlines.
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The French have had a pretty up and down relationship with football's showpiece since winning it as hosts what will be 20 years ago when the tournament kicks off in the summer.
After winning it in France they were then knocked out in the Group Stages four years later, in 2006 they were back in form and only lost in the final on penalties after Zidane's infamous sending off, then in South Africa they were once again Group Stage failures.
In Brazil they arguably underperformed, 'only' reaching the quarters. With the squad four years more experienced they will be one of the favourites.
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