How to spot a fake Netherlands National Team 2026 jersey in 10 seconds

The World Cup is just around the corner, and the new Netherlands national team shirts have been released. The shirts were designed by Nike and are extremely popular. You can see this on platforms such as Vinted and Marktplaats. There are hundreds of listings offering the latest Netherlands national team shirt. Unfortunately, most of them are not genuine.

Some counterfeit versions look good at first glance, but if you know what to look for, you can tell within 10 seconds whether a shirt is genuine or counterfeit.

Contents

1. 1. Check where the Nike label is attached
2. 2. Check the sticker
3. 3. Pay attention to the sticker’s color
4. 4. Sticker quality
5. BUY AN AUTHENTIC NETHERLANDS SHIRT?

1. Check where the Nike label is attached

On original Nike shirts, the label is normally attached to the sleeve. On most counterfeit shirts, the label is attached to the collar. This is incorrect, making it easy to quickly determine whether it is an original Netherlands national team World Cup shirt.

2. Check the sticker

Modern, new Nike shirts generally have stickers on their labels. The sticker contains information such as the size and whether the shirt is for men or women. On an original World Cup shirt, this information appears in both English and French.

As an example, we’ll use size S. It is shown as an S, with the French designation for size S, namely P, underneath. Counterfeit shirts almost never have this. Below is a list of the combination that should appear on the label:

S = P
M = nothing; Medium is the same in French
L = G
XL = TG
XXL = TTG

Also check whether the French translation 'Homme' appears under 'Mens'.

3. Pay attention to the sticker color

Every sticker has a specific color corresponding to the size:

S = yellow
M = light blue
L = red
XL = green
XXL = white

Counterfeit shirts often do not have the correct shade of a color. As shown below, the blue color is much darker than it should be. Is the color incorrect? Usually, it is not an original shirt.

4. Sticker quality

Counterfeit shirts often do not have an applied sticker; instead, the product information is printed directly on the label. This is not correct. It should be a sticker applied to the label, not printed.

Nowadays, we see that the stickers are printed less sharply than they used to be. As a result, a sticker may appear blurrier or have white stripes more often. This is normal and does not indicate that the shirt is counterfeit.

Do you see:

collar label
missing French size designation
'homme' is not shown
printed sticker instead of an applied one
wrong color

then there is a very high chance that the shirt is not original.

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2022 Netherlands World Cup Home Shirt

1. Check where the Nike label is attached

2. Check the sticker

3. Pay attention to the sticker color

4. Sticker quality

BUY AN AUTHENTIC NETHERLANDS SHIRT?

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