Argentina National Team Jersey to Remove World Cup Champion Badge After 2026 Final Loss

According to TYC Sports, the Argentina national football team will remove the gold 'World Cup defending champion' badge from their jerseys following their loss to Spain in the 2026 World Cup final on July 19. As runners-up, Argentina no longer holds the right to wear the FIFA champion badge, which will now be transferred to Spain. Instead, the team will wear the 2024 Copa América champion badge, earned after defeating Colombia in the 2024 Copa América final. A proposed 'four-star' jersey design, which would have featured stars for 1978, 1986, 2022, and 2026 championships, has been shelved due to the defeat. This situation mirrors the period after the 2021 Copa América win, when Argentina wore that badge until the 2022 World Cup.

First published Aug 4, 01:52 PM UTCUpdated Jul 23, 12:10 PM UTC1 reports · 1 sources

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