Overview
- Photos of an early adidas prototype circulated on social media and specialist sites on July 8–9 showing a green jersey with bold green, white and red stripes across the chest.
- Fans and commentators reacted negatively to the stripe concept, calling it clumsy and unrepresentative of Mexico’s football identity.
- Reports say adidas and the federation pivoted late in the design process to a green home shirt that uses Piedra del Sol and other prehispanic motifs and echoes the 1998 aesthetic.
- Multiple outlets reported the final prehispanic‑inspired jersey became adidas’s top seller at World Cup 2026, though independent sales figures beyond media reports are limited.
- Footy Headlines was the primary source for the prototype images and for an unconfirmed tip about a possible late‑2027 home release in burdeos or white/red, and neither adidas nor the FMF has officially verified the leaks.