Australia 2

 

Jackson Irvine (Burton Albion, ENG)
vs. Chile (1:1) | Confed Cup | 2017 in Russia

It is never easy to write much about Australia shirts, as they are mostly quite dull. This one is no difference, despite being arguably the most exciting design the Aussies had in the last two decades. It was the away shirt during the Confed Cup 2017 in Russia, in which Australia participated as a representative of AFC, not OFC, for the first time ever. Like the OFC representative Aoteora New Zealand, they dropped out in the group stages of the tournament, unable to win a single match. To be fair, though, draws against Cameroon and later finalist Chile and a narrow defeat to later Confed Cup winner Germany are very fair results.

Again, I find the shirt to be a bit dull. What makes this one a bit more likeable is that it is a match prepared one, apparently from the Under-21. My friend Jens got it somehow from someone working for football charities in Australia and was happy to give me that one for something like 30€, including shorts. As it does not even have its number print, yet, I do count it as a replica myself, but the rubber details and silly fabric does give a good hint that it probably is from a kitroom.