The Netherlands Euro 2024 home kit has dropped – and it's something distinctive and definitive for the Dutch.
They're one of the dark horses for Euro 2024 – but Ronald Koeman's men (yep, him again) are always one of the first teams we look for during an international shirt drop. We've been brought up on brilliant orange shirts, after all – so good to see a stunner like this among the other Euro 2024 kits.
It's hard to reinvent the wheel with the Oranje – but this one does just enough
The Netherlands Euro 2024 home kit treads the perfect line between something classic and something new
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For the 2022 World Cup, Nike brought in a lighter shirt with a lion fur pattern, in a bid to revolutionise the wheel that is a plain, orange football shirt. Some bawked originally but sense will out: it was a beauty, admit it.
The American manufacturer could remake the 1974 classic every two years and have a hit on their hands, admittedly. The new home shirt is something special, however: it's a beautiful look that feels like it must have been done countless times before and yet it's still fresh.
EURO 2024 KITS Netherlands' Euro 2024 away kit
The Dutch don't have blue in their home shirts as much as you'd imagine. The collar is rounded, just like Cruyff's best shirts, while the badge incorporates two tones of blue – as do the sleeves. And yet this doesn't feel over-the-top.
That's not to say that this is a particularly bold or controversial football shirt. Far from it – this is a simple update on a classic. But whisper it: that's all the Netherlands ever should have for their home kit. Why mess with something so good?
This is a great look on the Dutch – it always is.
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More kit drops
Nike are next to release their shirts, after Adidas dropped theirs.
Belgium's home kit is a deeper red, with their away kit Tintin-inspired. Germany's home jersey and away jersey have gradient-style patterns, while Italy's home shirt and away shirt and Hungary's home kit and away kit are more subtle. The Spain home shirt and away shirt are both inspired by nature.
France's home kit and away kit are brighter than recent moody efforts, as is the Netherlands home kit. The away kit, meanwhile, is more artistic: and Portugal have similar: their last Nike home jersey is a lighter red, with their away kit inspired by art.
For Britain, England's home kit and away kit visit different ends of a spectrum. Scotland's home shirt is modern and brash while the away shirt is calmer in tone. Wales are yet to qualify – but their home shirt and away shirt are both safe options.
