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Fans were left far from impressed with Nike's design for the USMNT's World Cup kits as former defender Alexi Lalas claimed the jerseys should have leant into the US's 'aesthetic of being big, bold, beautiful and even arrogant'.
Nike officially unveiled the kits for the Qatar World Cup on Thursday morning, along with 11 other teams' jerseys including Portugal, France and Brazil.
The US home jersey is a relatively simple design and has a white background with blue and red accents on the sleeves and a another blue panel around the collar that features the crest underneath in the center.
The away kit possess a tad more flair with the sport giant opting for a blue tie-dye jersey with solid royal blue shorts and socks.
Nike said the designs 'draw inspiration from the United States' diversity and storied legacy across a variety of sports, leagues and associations.'
But former USMNT defender Lalas claimed the sportswear brand had failed to 'lean into the red, white and blue' of the American aesthetic.
Fans were unimpressed with Nike's design for the USMNT's World Cup kits (home strip above)
The away kit possess a tad more flair with the sport giant opting for a blue tie-dye jersey
'No matter what you do, there are going to be people who aren't going to like it,' Lalas said on his State of the Union podcast.
'It's very very rare that jerseys come out and they're universally beloved and even sometimes it takes time for that to happen, so I'm not saying that can't change.
'But we have a built-in appearance. We are red, white and blue. We are stars and stripes. And I think no matter who it is, whether it's a soccer team or somebody else, we should lean into that and we should take pride in that.
'I think that being
