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World Cup gear watch: Belgium 2-1 Algeria, Brazil 0-0 Mexico, Russia 1-1 Korea

Jun 18, 2014, 1:00 PM UTC

Warren Little

The Kits

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Belgium's 2004-spec sublimated home kits came out to play against the Old Navy-esque ringer tees that Algeria brought with them to Brazil. The Belgians rallied late after going a goal down to an early penalty to take all three points from the Fennecs in the last 20 minutes of the match.

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Brazil once again turned out in their traditional yellow-and-blue home kits while Mexico wore their deep orange away shirts with one of the most unique pairs of socks in the entire tournament. The match was a 0-0 draw but the scoreline is in no way suggestive of just how very fun it was to watch.

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Russia and Korea's matchup featured a pair of the tournament's best kits. The deep tones of Russia's red accented with gold against Japan's asymmetrically-colored away kits with that awesome collar.

The Boots

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Algeria's lone goalscorer thus far this tournament, Sofiane Feghouli, showed up to play in a wonderful pair of whiteout adidas F50 adizero boots. They're not the newest generation but they still look fantastic in their stark white colorway nonetheless.

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Mexico's camp features a nice cross section of the boots at the World Cup. From the adidas Battle Pack, to Puma's Tricks collection, to the Nike summer colorways, they're all there. Mexico's camp also features some (relatively) smaller brands, including the likes of Under Armour and the brand's Clutchfit boot in a Mexico-special red, white, red, and green colorway on the feet of backup goalkeeper Alfredo Talavera (far right).