Best 2022 World Cup jerseys

France leads the 2022 World Cup jersey ranking with 1382 ELO points over 333 duels, ahead of Japan and England.

The top three contenders sit remarkably close together, separated by just 4 ELO points between France and England. Japan edges France by winning 68% of its duels despite sitting 2 points behind in ELO, a testament to consistency in fewer matchups. The sharpest drop appears further down: 41 ELO points separate England from Mexico at rank 4, marking the clearest divide in the upper half of the ranking. Brazil sits at rank 5 with 1336 points, nearly matching Mexico above it. France wins 64% of its duels, while England takes 58% despite more encounters at 369 duels. At the bottom, Costa Rica finishes last with 1007 ELO points and a 32% win rate over 285 duels. Qatar sits just above at 1011 points with 308 duels, suggesting the community found little appeal in the host nation's design or its neighbors' kits.

This ranking draws from 24848 duels submitted by 515 players across all 31 contenders, updated on 12 October 2026. The tight race at the top and the harsh verdict on the bottom kits reflect how tournament jersey design splits opinion even years after the final whistle. Cast your own votes to shape the next update of this TopList.

Updated on October 12, 2026

How this ranking is computed

Every duel won lifts a contender and every loss drops them, by an amount that depends on the opponent's strength: beating the leader is worth more than beating the last. It is an ELO, the same principle as in chess. Duels are not drawn at random — an adaptive entropy sort puts the least predictable match-ups first, which settles the ranking far faster than a full round robin. A worldwide ranking is only published past 30 completed plays. Known limit: a contender who has faced few opponents keeps an approximate score, and the bottom of the table moves more than the podium.

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