Teams unveil their official kits for Euro 2016

The complete list of participating teams for Euro 2016 will be drawn in less than two months' time and 20 of the 24 teams have already booked their tickets to France. UEFA have decided to increase the number of participants in this edition of European championship which will see the small nations like Slovakia, Albania and Wales celebrate their maiden Euro appearances.There's no doubt there will be an unprecedented variety of kits that will improve the visual appeal of the competition and the teams that have qualified for next summer's tournament have been releasing images of their official kits, including the world champions Germany, Italy, Spain and Belgium.One of those who also released a kit is Sweden, who have not yet qualified but judging by the new kit, they must really fancy their chances against Denmark in the playoffs.

#1 Italy

Italy’s blue and white official kit for Euro 2016 is inspired by the side’ s glorious past success. The design of the kit is consistent with the great history of Italian football, along with the admiration to Italian sartorial fashion.

The Gli Azzurri reached the final of Euro 2012 in Kiev, before being humiliated by the impeccable Spanish team with four goals. Italy have qualified for next summer’s tournament by finishing four points ahead of Croatia in Group H and they will be hoping to continue their good run of form in friendlies against high-flying Belgium and Romania in the coming days.

#2 Belgium

The Belgium Euro 2016 kits is inspired by the nation’s tricolour – red, black and yellow. The shirt is dominated by red and it is complimented with black colour block on the chest. The fluorescent yellow details also give it a fresh look.

Marc Wilmots and his men qualified for the tournament in fine fashion, finishing two points above Wales in the group. The current crop of players in the side are believed to be the golden age of Belgium football as the likes of Eden Hazard, Vincent Kompany, Thibaut Courtois, Christian Benteke are all in their prime.

They are surely going to be among the favourites to win the competition along with the World champions Germany. The Red Devils will lock horns with Spain and Italy in their two friendly matches over the international break.

The Belgian away kit for Euro 2016

#3 Sweden

Sweden have not booked their place for the European championship and they will face their fierce rivals Denmark in a playoff this week. Pressure mounts on Zlatan Ibrahimovic as the nation heavily rely on Paris Saint-Germain’s leading goalscorer to help his side progress and perhaps meet England once again at next year’s tournament in France.

Ibrahimovic and co will be donning a reworked version of the traditional yellow and blue shirt which features subtly woven dark and light yellows stripes across it. They also released an away kit for the national team. It’s a big move considering they haven’t yet qualified for the tournament next year.

#4 Czech Republic

Czech Republic’s team kit has been officially sponsored by PUMA over the past few years and they recently extended a long-term kit deal with the nation’s Football Association in September 2014. The new Czech shirt has been created to commemorate their remarkable achievement in 1996 when the side got to the final before losing to Germany at Wembley.

The Czechs shattered Holland’s dream of lifting the Euro 2016 trophy by beating the Dutch 3-2 in the final qualifier to seal the fate of Danny Blind’s team in Group A.

#5 Switzerland

The brand new Switzerland team shirt maintains the traditional Red look of classic Switzerland football shirts. The Swiss will be donning the new kit in the friendly against Slovakia on November 13.

Switzerland qualified for the tournament behind England in the group, with a total of 21 points from their 10 qualifiers. The Three Lions fought hard to secure 2-2 draw against Vladimir Petkovic’s side, who are captained by Leicester City midfielder Gokhan Inler.

#6 Austria

PUMA are the official kit sponsors of the Austria national team for Euro 2016. The new kit was unveiled at a press conference in Vienna and the kit will be worn for the first time against the Swiss national team in a friendly match at the Ernst Happel Stadion on November 17.

Austria bagged a total of nine wins and a draw in Group G, finishing eight points clear of Russia in second to confirm their place in the European championship. Euro 2016 will mark the first tournament Austria have played in since co-hosting the competition in 2008 with Switzerland.

#7 Bosnia & Herzegovina

The new Adidas jersey will be worn by the home team against Ireland on November 13. They will play against the same side over two legs starting this week, with the return leg in Dublin. The bold blue and yellow colours of the kit is a continuation of the symbolic and traditional colours of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Former Manchester City striker Eden Dzeko is spearheading his nation’s attack as they finished third in Group B, behind Wales and Belgium. Their away kit is white and blue.

#8 Slovakia

The new Slovakia kit in association with PUMA boasts a simple yet attractive look, combining a white base with fitting blue borders on the sleeves. Slovakia added their name to the list of automatic qualifiers by finishing behind Spain in Group C on 22 points, just five points behind the Euro 2012 winners.

A well-drilled team by Jan Kozak and captained by Liverpool’s Martin Skrtel, beat La Roja 2-1 in qualifying in October last year.

#9 Denmark

The new Adidas Euro 2016 Denmark kit will be launched before their vital playoff match against Sweden. The two Scandinavian sides gear up to battle it out over two legs for one place at next summer’s tournament.

The shirt comes in a classic design with two red tones on the front, which is a reference to the golden age of Danish football in the ‘80s. The Danes finished third in Group I, behind Portugal and Albania.

#10 Germany

The World Cup champions will seek to capture the Euro title in France in a classic Black and White look. As usual, the new Germany home kit has white as its base colour, combining with black shorts and black socks to create a timeless outfit which the football fans can associate with the national team.

Joachim Low’s men lost against Poland and Ireland but eventually emerged from Group D as winners with a point above the Poles on the table. They have won the European Championships three times before, in 1972, 1980 and 1996 and will be a favourites to win the tournament.

However, their away kit is a completely new design which is reportedly inspired by street football. It combines dark and light grey stripes with dark green sleeves.

Die Mannschaft are set to play France and Holland in friendlies in the coming days.

#11 Spain

The new Adidas Spain Euro 2016 kit was unveiled on 10 November at a spectacular event in Madrid and it will first be worn when they face England in the international friendly on Friday, 13 November. The new Spain kit has a classic design, combining the famous colours of La Roja’s striking colour design with two tones of red and returning to the blue shorts and dark socks.

One of the striking features of the new kit is the presence of the triangle, which is the key inspiration behind the making if the team shirts. One of the notable features of the Spain National Team in the past years is their triangle game – the game style that has managed to dominate world football and now, that will be present on the jersey as well.

However, their away kit was met with a lot of criticism because it looks like sauce spilled on a pristine white base.