Tuesday, June 17, 2025

Rating The Gold Cup Kits - Group B

Part two of my four (or maybe five) part review and rating of the Gold Cup kits.  Tonight we get Group B.

Canada

For an program that's recently taken big steps into the top tier of CONCACAF their kits have not done the same.  I know Canada Soccer and Nike dropped the ball in the last World Cup cycle but these aren't a great improvement.  The red home kit is fairly plain and the pinstripes give the road kit at least a little character but I'd expect more from a nation gearing up to host the World Cup.  Hopefully their 2026 cycle is better.

3/10 - Available through Nike

Honduras



The home kit starts the group out on the wrong foot with a plain white shirt and the large H badge which I've never been fond of, but the second and third kits save this group.  Until I was writing this I was not aware that Honduras had changed its flag color from the darker blue on the third kit to the more aqua blue on the secondary.  They both look great and a nice nod to the recent older flag by having the third.  The only knock on those two is the big white box on the front of the third kit.  It would make sense for a club team as a spot for a sponsor logo, but its not needed on a national team kit.  This is a weak group kit wise, but this batch is the best of the four.

7/10 - Available through the Joma store on Amazon

El Salvador


Eh, those are certainly three kits.  Just none of them stand out to me.  The trend in Central American crests, Costa Rica, Honduras, and El Salvador so far, to go to really big letters with little else doesn't do much for me (and yes, I feel the same way about the current USA logo).  Combined with little detail there's not much here for me to like.  A collar on the primary, some detailing on the third, but nothing that makes them memorable.

3/10 - Available through Umbro

Curacao


These are also a bit plain but break it up with some nice cutouts, a little texture, and some non-basic colors.  Plus a patch on the right arm containing the Curacao national anthem is a unique touch.  Solid but not spectacular.  Still in this group that's good enough for second place.

5/10 - Available through Kelme

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