There was a little bit of confusion among fans watching the Portugal vs Wales Euro 2016 match on Wednesday. The main issue of concern was not even the match itself, but the kits the two teams were wearing. Many fans, particularly on social media, kept questioning the decision by the two sides to wear away kits in the same match. Here are some of the complaints:
Why are both teams in away kit?#PORWAL #EURO2016
— Maya James (@CymraesSwil) July 6, 2016
Portugal unable to play in home kit as it clashes with Wales' away kit. It does make you Stevie Wonder who makes these decisions#PORWAL
— Manc Vs Food (@MancVsFood) July 6, 2016
What's the point in both teams wearing there away kit's #EURO2016 #PORWAL #annoying #littlethings
— John Kilburn (@J_To_Thee_K) July 6, 2016
Why are both teams wearing their away kit? #PorWal
— Tom Hilton (@TomHilton6) July 6, 2016
Portugal's Joao Mario attemps a shot on target against Wales in their Euro 2016 semi-final clash at Stade Velodrome:.jpg)
Normally, the home team wears the home kit and in this case, many fans had expected Seleccao to wear their usual red kits. Here is how the two sides would have appeared on the pitch if they wore their respective kits, under normal circumstances.
But why did Fernando Santos' men choose the light-green kit over the red one? If Portugal wore their red kit, it would be quite difficult to differentiate it from Wales’ charcoal and lime green away kit. This is because Portugal’s home kit is somehow dark red and both FIFA and UEFA are known to be obsessed with bright colors. Therefore, the decision to allow Portugal to wear their light-green away kit was to make both players visible from a distance, which is eventually good for the fans and commentators. Good or bad decision? Are the two kits really 'color-clashing?' You be the judge.
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