The Women's World Cup 2023 final is off and running and the entirety of England is asking the same question: why blue?!

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The Lionesses have emerged from the tunnel donning their blue away kits, a surprise considering Spain are wearing their traditional, iconic red shirts and navy shorts.

Spain are the designated Team A in the final given the tournament tree to this stage, meaning they were given priority to select their kit for the final – an obvious choice.

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However, FIFA rules meant that England couldn't wear their home kit due to clashing, similar navy shorts to Spain.

This wouldn't have been an issue had England been playing in their all-white Euro 2022 kit, but the switch to navy means it cannot be worn alongside Spain in the final.

It's not the worst result for England though, as the men's team famously wore their red change kit in 1966, the date of the first and last World Cup victory for either the men's or women's teams.

Let's face it, if England do go on to win the final, nobody will care about dress sense in the scenes of celebration to follow...

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Michael PottsSport Editor

Michael Potts is the Sport Editor for Radio Times, covering all of the biggest sporting events across the globe with previews, features, interviews and more. He has worked for Radio Times since 2019 and previously worked on the sport desk at Express.co.uk after starting his career writing features for What Culture. He achieved a first-class degree in Sports Journalism in 2014.

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