Welcome to Episode 2 of Top 5 Shirts WC26, a Goalmarkt series where we ask football shirt collectors, designers, and industry figures to rank their favourite shirts from the 2026 World Cup cycle.
For Episode 2, we’re featuring Fajar Rusalem (@fajarrusalem) 🇮🇩, a football shirt designer based in Indonesia. A passionate collector and creator, Fajar has an eye for the design details that make a kit truly stand out — from collar construction to graphic storytelling.
His Top 5 Shirts WC26:
🥇 Mexico Third
🥈 USA Home
🥉 Morocco Home
4️⃣ Curacao Away
5️⃣ Saudi Arabia Home
“Everything about this jersey works. And then there’s the purple accent, which takes the design to another level and makes it even more beautiful.”
— @fajarrusalem
The Saudi Arabia Home shirt by Adidas is a stunning piece of kit. A deep green base is covered in an all-over geometric diamond and rhombus pattern rendered in darker tonal green, giving the shirt real depth and visual texture. The unexpected standout is the purple accent trim on the collar and sleeve edges — a bold, unconventional choice that somehow works perfectly, lifting the entire design into something truly special. Adidas Three Stripes run down the shoulders in white, adding a clean structural contrast. Bold, graphic, and culturally rich, this is one of the standout shirts of the WC26 cycle.
“A jersey that truly represents the vibrant colours of its nation.”
— @fajarrusalem
The Curacao Away shirt is a celebration of Caribbean identity. Built on a light yellow/cream base, the kit features a bold blue collar and cuff trim alongside multicolour details that reference the Curacao flag directly. Clean and bright, the shirt feels distinctly Caribbean — joyful, expressive, and proud. Adidas branding and the national crest are finished in gold, adding a premium touch that elevates the overall design. It’s a shirt that wears its national colours with real confidence.
“The collar construction and the patterning are what make this jersey stand out. Those details alone make it feel special.”
— @fajarrusalem
Morocco’s Home shirt by Puma is a study in craft and detail. The vibrant red base paired with green shorts honours the classic Moroccan colour palette, while the real distinction lies in the execution. The standout feature is the intricate collar construction — a design detail that immediately sets this shirt apart. Subtle geometric patterning is woven across the fabric, drawing on Moroccan textile tradition without being overt. Puma has crafted a kit that feels genuinely rooted in Moroccan culture and artisanship, making it one of the more thoughtful shirts of the WC26 cycle.
“As one of the host nations, the USA had to deliver a great kit, and this home shirt absolutely does. You could even say that this motion-inspired flag design is one of the best USA jerseys ever made.”
— @fajarrusalem
The USA Home shirt by Nike is arguably one of the boldest host nation shirts ever made. Bold diagonal red and white stripes cascade across the shirt, inspired by the American flag in motion — a concept that translates into something genuinely striking on fabric. Nike’s crest treatment and the overall graphic energy make this one of the most talked-about kits of the WC26 cycle. As a host nation shirt carrying the weight of a home World Cup, it needed to make a statement — and it does.
“Only two national teams have a full three-kit set at this World Cup: Mexico and Canada. In my opinion, Mexico’s third shirt is the best of the bunch, even better than their home and away kits. The bold black base paired with the tricolour Three Stripes looks superb. Simply beautiful.”
— @fajarrusalem
Mexico’s Third shirt takes the top spot, and it’s easy to understand why. An all-black base provides a dramatic canvas for Adidas Three Stripes running down the sleeves in Mexico’s national tricolour — green, white, and red. The contrast is striking: the black makes the tricolour pop in a way that neither the home nor the away kit achieves. It’s a rare third kit that genuinely outshines the rest of the set. With only Mexico and Canada offering a full three-kit range at this World Cup, the stakes were high — and Mexico delivered something special.
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