2006 World Cup Kits

Ecuador have unveiled the national team’s home kits that will be used throughout the World Cup. This be them:

As you can see, they are made by Marathon. Marathon has outfitted the team before, and has provided strips for several of the domestic league’s teams including Barcelona (de Guayaquil) and Deportivo Cuenca.

On one hand, I’m glad to see a kit that looks a little different from the Nike variations on a theme. On the other hand…these are very uninspiring. Being a relative minnow in the international football sea, Ecuador need something that stands out even more. That’s why I prefer kits like the old chestnuts from the days of yore: 1975_kits.JPG. Those are more striking, and even if the blue stripe is reminiscent of the River Plate sash, they have more panache than the 2006 edition.

You can buy them here.