They were leaked in January, but U.S. Soccer and Nike officially revealed the home jersey (or “kit”) for 2014 on Monday, which will of course be worn at the World Cup in Brazil.

What we’ve got are simple white shirts with a collar. Boring? Perhaps. More contrast on the cuffs or collar certainly would have been welcomed. However, the last time the U.S. wore jerseys with collars was the 2002 World Cup, when the team made its shocking run to the quarterfinals. A good omen come June?

Jozy Altidore has already made the unfortunate decision to pop his collar:

The jersey’s unique feature is the words “One Nation. One Team” on the back lettering. That may sound like a nice touch, but the print is only visible under UV light. Since such a circumstance is never going to happen, it’s relatively pointless. This isn’t the first time a U.S. shirt has featured such a covert element. The 2010 World Cup jerseys had “DTOM” (don’t tread on me) printed on the inside of the crest, over the players’ hearts, which was actually pretty cool.



Here’s the entire uniform modeled by U.S. captain Clint Dempsey, women’s national team star Alex Morgan and a bunch of other people:

The crisp white shirt might be a bit bland, but certainly shows what a difference two decades makes — remember the denim uniforms from the 1994 World Cup?