Images of what appears to be a special Adidas pre-match shirt for Argentina at the 2026 World Cup have been circulating online, according to Footy Headlines, a site with an established track record in kit leaks.
Footy Headlines published what it describes as a leaked design bearing Adidas branding and Argentina's national team identity, framed around the tournament scheduled to be hosted across the United States, Canada, and Mexico next summer.
The publication did not disclose the source of the images, and neither Adidas nor the Argentine Football Association had offered any public comment at the time Footy Headlines posted the report. Kit leaks of this kind routinely precede official unveilings by several weeks or months, though manufacturers occasionally accelerate announcements once images are in circulation.
Argentina arrive at the 2026 tournament as reigning world champions, having won the 2022 edition in Qatar. The commercial appetite around the national team — and around Lionel Messi in particular — ensures that any new kit release carries unusual weight, both as a sporting item and as a retail proposition. Adidas has long held the kit supply contract with the Argentine federation.
Pre-match and training shirts occupy a specific niche in modern kit culture: they are worn during warm-ups and in the tunnel, and tend to carry more expressive design work than the match shirts themselves. Whether the leaked design is confirmed as official, and when a formal unveiling might follow, remains unclear.