Iceland 4

 

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vs. Poland (0:1) | Friendly | 2000 in Poland

The Icelandic FA did send me a couple of matchworn shirts, including one from each the World Cup and the Euros. So really, I have no need for any more Iceland shirt. It is just perfect.

But, there is one exception: My weird love for smaller kit manufacturers. And Iceland had two weird shirt makers over the years: ABM and Reusch. While I am stilling looking for an ABM shirt, I now finally got a Reusch one! Adding a Reusch shirt is a bit funny for me, as the company did play a larger role in my childhood. I used to be a goalkeeper in youth football for a few years and all gloves available in Germany seem to be by Reusch - so obviously mine were. I had no clue that the company does anything else, though - and surely did not even think about Icelandic football shirts back then. 

The shirt itself is great looking, too. It does look more like a superhero cape than a football shirt - and more like a French shirt than an Iceland shirt. Yet, it does work quite well, in my opinion. It is one of those vintage 1990s designs I would love to see making a comeback - and thus surely it will never make a comeback.