It’s taken a long while, but I have finally got the shirt I’ve been waiting for. This is the Spain 2026 away shirt, the 2 star version!
It’s been something I’ve wanted to get for a long time. But with shortages, out of stock messages, it was hard to get a hold of.
But finally I have this shirt, and here’s everything you need to know about it.
The long story goes like this. Adidas and Spain released their home and away shirts for the 2026 World Cup. I usually wait it out and get them during the World Cup, but this year was different.
I was able to get the Spain 2026 home shirt, but the away quickly sold out. This was due to a couple of things.
Football shirts have now became mainstream fashion. Spain had one of the best looking away shirts, so it wasn’t only the football fans buying the shirt, it was everyone jumping on the fashionable football shirts trend.
There was also talk that the closing of the strait of Hormuz contributed to football shirts getting sold out and not being able to be restocked.
The original shirt had one star, since it was released before Spain winning the 2026 World Cup.
After Spain won the 2026 World Cup, Adidas decided that they’d release both the home and away shirts with 2 stars, essentially giving them both an upgrade.
It also meant that the original 1 star version of the away shirt probably wouldn’t be sold again, since Adidas are pushing out this 2 star version.
The sad part is that the original away shirt is the first Spain shirt I’ve not been able to own for probably over 20 years.
But I do have this new, 2 star version, which is great.
Spain 2026 Away Shirt 2 Star Version Details
As mentioned, this is exactly the same as the original away shirt, but has the 2 stars above the Spain badge denoting the 2nd World Cup win.
The shirt looks and feels beautiful.
It has a tonal pattern within the shirt design which you can see from these close up images. It’s not just the look, you can feel the pattern within the shirt when you run your fingers over it.
The slightly off-white colour, dark red and golden yellow colours work together so well, and it just looks incredible.
The Adidas badge is the traditional Adidas trefoil which I really love. On the replica version which I have, the Trefoil is embroidered on the shirt.
The 2 star version also includes the World Cup winners badge in gold. But I am not a huge fan of the quality of this.
I have the older Spain shirts which include the 2010 World Cup winners badge, and this one is different.
The 2010 World Cup Winners badge is made from a flock, velour material, which feels premium. The 2026 World Cup Winners badge is different.
This one is made from vinyl, similar to that which is used for the names and number sets on the back of shirts.
It looks nice, but has a really thin feel to it, especially in comparison to the previous 2010 badges.
The neckline is a crew neck, and has a cross over style collar which is trimmed red and gold.
The sleeves also come with a red and gold trim, really setting off the design of the shirt well.
Spain 2026 Away Shirt Fit
The official fit guide from Adidas says that this is a slim fit, and I would kind of agree. Most of their football shirts are labelled as such, and the Spain away shirt is no different.
I like the fit, I would call it semi-fitted, as it’s got that fitted silhouette, but it’s not super skinny or tight.
If you’re looking to get it, simply buy the size you would usually.
And there you have it, I finally have the Adidas 2026 Spain away shirt, albeit not the version I expected, but the 2 star, World Cup winners shirt.
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Michael Adams is the founder and editor of Michael 84, blogger from Newcastle, UK. Sharing men's fashion tips, style advice and lifestyle information for all guys.
