The Netherlands Euro 2024 home kit has been released, with an obvious reference to the nation's artistic heritage.
The Dutch have had black change strips, white and blue but rarely as a top captivated us as much as the effort Nike have produced for Euro 2024. Seriously: it has to be good when we prefer it to an orange home shirt, so kudos.
This is already one of the standouts among all Euro 2024 kits…
Is the Netherlands Euro 2024 away kit their greatest of all time?
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Obviously, the Netherlands' greatest shirt is the Euro 88-winning beauty that Adidas produced… but this might be their best away shirt yet.
Inspired by the block shapes of De Stijl – the 20th-century movement of Dutch artwork in which the likes of Piet Mondrian created minimalistic artwork consisting mostly of rectangles of colour – Nike have gone polygonal with this effort, covering a navy blue jersey in different tones of blue and orange for something modern, sleek and quintessentially Dutch.
EURO 2024 KITS Netherlands' Euro 2024 home kit
The women's team had a shirt inspired by the movement in 2022, while the Oranje have had away shirts with red and blue blocks. It makes sense, given that those are the colours of the flag.
But this is utterly unique in the Dutch canon and something that stands out almost as much as the shining orange. This is a cross between Mondrian and modern shirt graphics, in the colours of recent Netherlands away tops, creating a new lore for the Oranje.
De Stijl advocated for the reduction to the essentials of form and colour, a little how the great Johan Cruyff claimed that the hardest thing to do in this sport was to play simple football. It's oh-so-Dutch, right? It may be a classic already.
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More kit drops
Adidas have dropped their shirts. Belgium's home kit and away kit have been lauded as favourites, along with Germany's home shirt. The German away top, meanwhile, is the first time they've opted for pink. The Italy home shirt is a favourite for its simple aesthetic, while the away shirt looks a little like a training top. Hungary's home shirt and away shirt are minimal, while the Spain home top only contains two colours: the away top, however, tries to blend three in an ambitious effort.
Nike have released their shirts, too. France's home kit is classic while their away kit is striped. The Netherlands have two beautiful shirts, while Portugal's last Nike jerseys are solid: a plain home kit and patterned away kit.
Back home, England's home top is 80s-influenced, while the away kit is a first for the Three Lions. Scotland's home shirt and away shirt feature tartans, while yet-to-qualify Wales have a classy home shirt and away shirt.
