2 min readJun 27, 2026 01:58 AM IST Needing to switch up their iconic bleus blue against Norway in their World Cup Group I encounter on Friday night, France have brought one of the most iconic World Cup jerseys to the field at Boston. They may look white, but they radiate pista green. Even as Ousmane Dembele scored a hat-trick, the French magicians had a green halo to their kit. It was the faintest of pista icecream green coloured trimmings on the shirts – the collar, the silhouette hemline bands on the stitch, and the thin lining to the whole shirt which gleamed that shade of green when the sun rays hit it. But the thinking behind the away jersey – which tends to be white – which the French have tinged green is rooted in history, a hat tip to a New York symbol. The green is the green of Statue of Liberty – after the copper frame oxidised over the years, an effect of humidity, rust and dust. Game on! 👊🇳🇴 🇫🇷#FIFAWorldCup — …