Rating The Gold Cup Kits - Group C

As the competition moves into its second round of games we move into the second half of the groups.  Tonight its Group C.

Panama

Tough start for this one as its hard to find any official images of these kits.  Reebok doesn't seem to sell them through any well-known outlets.  Anyway the home is a solid if simple kit but the road and the black third have great detailing.  I like the waves on the road kit in particular.  Its not a top-tier group but its above average for this Gold Cup.

6/10 - Not available from a known online outlet

Jamaica

Jamaica always brings the color and this pair is no different.  The home is a nice blending of the colors of the Jamaican flag with the subtle print that you have to look hard to see, but the away is an immediate classic.  The color and design pattern with the birds standing out instead of being sublimated is great and was an instant hit among kit collectors.  There are some non-soccer related issues that lead me not to want to support Jamaica at this time (LGBTQ rights/protections) but otherwise that away kit would be the top of my acquire list. Clearly the class of this group.

8/10 - Available through Adidas on Amazon

Guatemala

This is our first true inverted pair of kits (El Salvador was close but one had a collar) with the home and away kits having reversed colors and the third sticking with the same design but adding detailing to the sash.  There a nice set of kits, nothing fancy, but certainly define a look.  And they didn't go with a big G as their badge.

5/10 - Available through Umbro

Guadeloupe

I know I said Jamaica was the class of this group but I would make them 1A and Guadeloupe 1B.  I love this set of kits, especially the road green.  Using the three colors of the unofficial flag (as a department of France its official flag is the French flag) that the national team uses in CONCACAF competitions and an image of the flag on the home and away.  The home and away also include a sublimated image of Carbet Falls while the third includes an image of the island country.  Very well done all around.

8/10 - Available through Tempo Sport