Kit confusion: US and Belgian players can't tell which team's jersey is which from distance
ATLANTA (AP) — Christian Pulisic couldn't figure out teammates from opposing Belgians in a friendly with kit confusion. “That can’t happen. It was a bit strange,” the U.
S. star said after Saturday's 5-2 loss to Belgium . The U.
S. wore its new Nike jerseys with red and white horizontal stripes that resemble a waving flag, an apparent homage to American jerseys at the 1994 World Cup with vertical red-and-white stripes. Belgium had on its new Adidas road jerseys with a background of a light color called Frozen Blue mixed with pink and black trim, a tribute to surrealist artist René Magritte .
“It definitely was a little bit difficult whenever you do like a quick glance to tell which was which. It was almost like a 50-50 thing,” American midfielder Weston McKennie said. “So you definitely have to maybe take a little more time on the ball before you made a decision or play one touch to a player.
” Both teams exchanged uniform plans well ahead of the match, according to the U. S. Soccer Federation, and the outfits were cleared before the game by the match officials.