The Uzbekistan national team is making its debut at the 2026 FIFA World Cup, but their kit typography might look very familiar to football fans. For their 2026 World Cup jerseys, produced by the brand 7 Saber, Uzbekistan is using the official La Liga font from the 2017-18 season for their player numbers and names.
Interestingly, this is not the first time the Uzbekistan Football Association has opted for this specific typeface. The team previously utilized the exact same La Liga 2017-18 font on their kits when they were supplied by Jako. The continued use of an old league-wide font for a national team on the biggest global stage is a highly unusual kit quirk.
Uzbekistan is also not the only national team to recycle this design. The 2017-18 La Liga typography has been spotted on the kits of several other nations in recent years, including DR Congo, and at major tournaments such as the 2023 Asian Cup and the 2024 Africa Cup of Nations.
`nOriginal source: Footy Headlines
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