How Brazil got their colours

The bright yellow shirts, blue shorts, and white socks of Brazil are one of the most recognized football kits in the world. Indeed the image invokes memories of bright blue skies, a hot day with a large stadium full to capacity, and the likes of Pele, Garrincha, Zico, Socrates, Ronaldo, and Kaka producing breathtaking skills that has the crowd in awe at these footballing Gods. Indeed a World Cup without Brazil wearing those famous colours would be like Paris without the Eiffel Tower or Coronation Street without Ken Barlow.

However there was a time that Brazil actually played in white and it was their 2-1 defeat to Uruguay in their first World Cup Final that had such a devastating effect on the nation that they felt the need to change their strip. Even fifty nine years on, the defeat is still debated and is commonly referred to as the ‘Maracanzo,’ translated as the ‘Maracana blow.’

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