Fashion police: How FIFA works to prevent World Cu...
The similar shirts in March's U.S.-Belgium friendly created confusion on the pitch, so how does FIFA keep teams' looks separate during the World Cup?
Within minutes of kickoff in the U.S. men's national team 's March friendly against Belgium , everyone in the stadium -- not to mention all the viewers watching on TV -- realized there was a problem: The teams' uniforms looked too much alike. Like, way, way too much alike.
"Everyone was a bit shocked," Christian Pulisic said.
"It definitely was a little bit difficult whenever you do like a quick glance to tell which was which," Weston McKennie said.
"That can't happen," Pulisic added.
It was a nightmare. And with a slew of high-stakes FIFA World Cup matches now taking place, involving 48 teams…
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