Brazil-France: why are the Blues playing with a light green jersey during the friendly match this Thursday evening?

After the sky blue jersey of the XV of France, the verdigris tunic of the Bleus du football. Opposing Brazil this Thursday for a five-star preparation match less than three months before the start of the World Cup, Didier Deschamps’ men will play for the first time with their new away jersey, in a very particular color.

If the outfit worn by Antoine Dupont and his partners during the Crunch (48-46), on March 14, had been specially designed to celebrate 120 years of the rivalry against England, the one worn by the Tricolores this Thursday in Boston will not be a one-night stand since it is one of their two official tunics for the 2026 World Cup.

A tribute to the Statue of Liberty

Called “Liberty”, it presents a unique shade – verdigris – taking direct inspiration from the oxidized copper of the Statue of Liberty. Indeed, Nike, the equipment supplier of the Blues, and the French Football Federation (FFF) wanted to take inspiration from the famous New York monument to pay tribute to “the most beautiful gift that France could offer to the United States”, 140 years ago. The perfect opportunity to mark the occasion, with the approach of the World Cup co-organized by the United States with Canada and Mexico, while Deschamps and his men begin their American tour.

The preparation match against Brazil therefore represented the ideal opportunity for the Blues to debut this new away jersey, with a special and unique color in the history of the France team, contrasting with the usual white and to which fans of the vice-world champions will now have to get used to.