FIFA have strict rules on team kits and this has come into stark focus just days before one nation is due to kick off their first World Cup match in the USA

Haiti have been forced to change their kit design just days before their World Cup opener against Scotland after FIFA banned a depiction of a war scene on the shirts.

Haiti have been forced to change their kit design just days before their World Cup opener against Scotland after FIFA banned a depiction of a war scene on the shirts.

The manufacturer of the team’s World Cup jerseys said the design was “not intended as a political statement”

Haiti have made the change ahead of their World Cup 2026 Group C opener against Scotland on Saturday

The company said FIFA raised concerns about certain images included in the design, despite the intention being cultural and historical rather than political.

FIFA have strict rules on team kits and this has come into stark focus just days before one nation is due to kick off their first World Cup match in the USA