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Red or green? For Brazil, the politics of World Cup kits matter

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Brazilian fans cheer for their team ahead of the 2026 World Cup Group C football match between Brazil and Haiti at the Philadelphia Stadium in Philadelphia on June 19, 2026. [Jewel SAMAD / AFP]

When Brazil faces Scotland in the World Cup on Wednesday, the South American team's goalkeeper, Alisson Becker, will be wearing a green kit -- not the red one originally approved by FIFA.

In any other country, such a wardrobe change might have gone unnoticed, but not in Brazil where the national team's colors have become the subject of a deep political dispute.

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