Football Badge Redesign
Croatia
Lydia Ding Creative Lead, MarkUp.io
Current Badge
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Red, checkered squares are important to Croatia's history. The badge's gold outline is a nod to Dinamo Zagreb, one of Croatia's most prominent football clubs, which served as a beacon of hope during the country's fight for independence.
These shades of red and blue are the exact colors the Croatian football team wore when they won 3rd place in the 1998 World Cup — a significant feat as a newly liberated nation.
The prominent blue, white and red down the middle of the badge represents what they wore during their first match as Croatia (not Yugoslavia) against the US.