This Is Not Japan’s 2022 FIFA World Cup Jersey

Misbar's Editorial Team

Sports

11th April 2022

This Is Not Japan’s 2022 FIFA World Cup Jersey

Japanese players' Jersey design has not been announced ( Twitter).

The Claim

A photo shows the shirt that Japanese football players will wear at the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022.

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Emerging story

Social media users recently shared a photo purporting to show the official shirt of the Japanese football national team at the 2022 FIFA World Cup. The shirt's circulating design features images of Japan's most famous anime characters. The claim has spread across multiple languages.

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Misbar’s Analysis

Misbar investigated the circulated claim and found it to be misleading. The photo is old and unrelated to the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022.

The photo originally depicted a design by a French sports graphic designer who tweeted in April 2021, "This shirt aims to honor Japanese culture by highlighting the manga world." Manga is a type of graphic novel that originated in Japan.

Scenes from "Case Closed," "One Piece," "Dragon Ball," and other Japanese anime series were included in the design.

Japon || Concept Kit - Manga Edition 🇯🇵

Ce maillot a pour but d’honorer la culture japonaise en mettant en avant le monde des mangas. On y retrouve 60 des mangas les plus appréciés par les japonais. J’espere que vous pourrez y trouver votre manga favori.

RT & Fav appréciés 🙏🏽 pic.twitter.com/iZ9FG1Bwmm
— ZIOVISUALS - Enzio (@ziovisuals) April 25, 2021

The shirt that Japanese players will wear at the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 has not yet been revealed. Furthermore, the team's current Adidas jersey does not feature any anime characters.

In 2018, the Japan Football Association (JFA) produced a limited number of shirts for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. Illustrations from the famous Japanese anime "Captain Tsubasa" were engraved on the shirts. Moreover, JFA offered to sell the copies as an unofficial limited edition.