It's all about the Taegeuk, or the yin and yang symbol from Korea's flag, for the Korean's World Cup away kit. The Taegeuk Warriors will wear a white away kit, something that has been the norm for the team for well over a decade. This one, however, features an asymmetrical design that works to great effect.
Korea handed their stripes for World Cup change kit
The Taegeuk Warriors will wear a modified version of their traditional white away kit, featuring a striking asymmetrical sleeve design.
On the shirt's right shoulder is a red stripe that runs around the top of the sleeve while the opposite shoulder features blue to complete the colors of the country's flag. The kit's collar is unique, drawing inspiration from stand collars (like the one that appears on Portugal's away shirt) and from classical Korean dress. The collar features two-tone piping that corresponds with each side of the shirt. On the inside of the collar is the Tuhon symbol, a piece of traditional Korean calligraphy that translates to "fighting spirit," a quality of Korean soccer that helped birth the Taegeuk Warriors name.
The shirt is matched with white socks and white shorts to carry the clean look from top to bottom. Nike’s cooling innovations all make an appearance on Korea’s away kit.
Speaking about the new kit, Bolton Wanderers and Korea winger, Chung-Yong Lee, said:
“The clean and crisp white kit, with highlights of red and blue, is visually stunning. Coupled with performance innovations that cool the body, this kit will play an important role for us in the heat and humidity of Brasil this summer.”
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