Why Germany is wearing blue jerseys in World Cup vs. Ecuador

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Germany's flag has the colors black, red and yellow.

Their World Cup jerseys on Thursday against Ecuador are navy blue and light blue.

What gives?

They aren't the first team to confuse viewers with their look during this World Cup, but this is one of the most different.

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Why is Germany wearing blue jerseys?

This simply is their 'away' jersey for this World Cup.

When the team's jersey provider creates uniforms for a new tournament, they have options. But in general, they try to provide two differing looks.

The German 'home' jersey has white tops, black shorts, and then some red and yellow across the chest.

To provide some contrast with potential opponents, they want to make the second jersey one that looks quite a bit different.

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In this case, they chose the blue look.

It's not a classic German look, but it is pretty sharp, and the light colors for the numbers and shorts really pop compared to the navy blue.

As long as Germany wins in these jerseys, their fans aren't going to mind.