20 shirts in 10 years: Ireland leads the way in bringing out new football kits

In the past 10 years, Ireland have introduced nearly as many new outfield shirts (20) as Hungary and this week's play-off opponents Czechia combined (21)

PUT YOUR SHIRT ON IT: We're world leaders when it comes to bringing out new international home and away jerseys

With the World Cup play-offs this week, Ireland can still dream of a place alongside the game’s great superpowers in the USA, Canada and Mexico this summer. The knockouts may determine whether we pave the road to the World Cup in green but we are already streets ahead of our illustrious counterparts in one particular department: bringing out new football shirts.

The release of new Castore home and away kits earlier this year brings the Boys in Green’s tally to 20 outfield strips since 2017, significantly more than England (11), France (12), Spain (11), Argentina (15) and Brazil (12) over the same period.