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With just 92 days until Euro 2024 gets underway when hosts Germany take on Scotland in Munich, the excitement is only rising.

It promises to be another enthralling tournament with plenty of Home Nations interest after both England and Scotland qualified, while Wales could join their neighbours if they come through this month's play-off stage.

This feels like the time for Gareth Southgate's England side - who were runners-up at Euro 2020 - after another pretty flawless qualification campaign, and they are likely to be the favourites in Germany alongside France, Portugal, Belgium and Spain.

But, as ever in the build-up to a tournament, kit releases provide much excitement to supporters as they get the lowdown on how each side will look, with many of these new designs to be on show for the first time over the coming March international break.

In light of that, Mail Sport casts an eye over the confirmed strips of seven of the countries who will be in Germany, including one inspired by a famous cartoon character.

Belgium may not quite be the powerhouse they were a few years ago when they spent four successive years at the top of the world rankings, but Domenico Tedesco's side are still one to be feared.

Both their confirmed kits for Euro 2024, which will be provided by Adidas, are slightly different to the usual Belgium outlook.

The home kit is a little deeper in red than usual, with it said to be an ode to the foundation of the Royal Belgian Football Association in 1895, while it also has the crown of the FA crest above the national team badge. 

The away kit is the one that is likely to grab the headlines though, with the sky blue shirt and brown shorts inspired by iconic cartoon character Tintin, who was created by Belgian cartoonist Herge.

Tintin was a multi talented Belgian reporter, who travelled the world with his dog Snowy and was created by Herge in 1929. 

He has remained popular ever since, with statues and murals of him seen throughout Belgium and he is most certainly the country's favourite cartoon.

The ode to the country's history of art and design will see Tintin's famous blue sweater, white collar, white socks and tan chinos reflected in the various elements of Belgium's alternative strip and it is sure to be one flying off the shelves over the coming months.  

Germany's traditional white kit tends to provide a neat look and when they step onto the pitch for the opening game of Euro 2024, Julian Nagelsmann's side will be as smart as usual.

The home strip sees a white design donned with the tricolour of the national flag on the shoulders, coupled with fresh lines.

Meanwhile, their away kit jumps out more, with the lively design seeing purple blend into pink across a spiked pattern in the middle of the strip.

The design is reported to be inspired by the 'digital world of the metaverse', with Adidas claiming this is in order to connect with the next generation of Germany's fans.

While an impressive few years on the pitch has seen Hungary head into the tournament as the quintessential dark horses looking to cause a storm, their kit designs are unlikely to do that.

There's nothing wrong with a simple strip, but Hungary have stuck to a pretty standard and

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