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Forget the battle of the haircuts, Archie and Carlos are more interested in the tops they're wearing.

That "goal" by Scotland's Gemmill against the powerful Dutch in 1978 is no doubt still recreated by many a Scotland fan from Melrose to Thurso. And how many will be wearing the Umbro classic while doing so?

But that hue of blue is up against the glorious 1990 Colombian away kit. Who can forget Carlos Valderrama, Rene Higuita, Freddy Rincon and the rest lighting up Italy with their bright colours and brighter football.

Can history tell us who will win this summer's World Cup? By looking at patterns, trends and statistics from past tournaments, we predict who will be crowned champions.

Right, you can now choose your winners from the first 16 'matches' in our World Cup of Kits.

Click here to decide.

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Did you know that Mexico's 1978 kit was designed by Levis - oh yes! I wonder if it came with green denim pants?

That shirt has been pitted against Italy's 1990 outfit, as worn in the photo by the competition's Golden Boot winner Salvatore "Toto" Schillaci.

According to Wikipedia, the former Azzurri striker appeared in Craig Doyle Live during Euro 2012 - which must have been nice for him.

Ed Herman: Amazing what you can pick up in a Peruvian market

I think you should have left it in Peru

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Ahh 1990!

World In Motion, Poll Tax, Gazza's tears, Partners In Kryme's classic Turtle Power - it had it all.

It also had two classic kits on show. Who can forget Cameroon in their iconic number lighting up the competition, with victory against Argentina, Roger Milla's wiggle and giving England a run for their money.

Then there was Jurgen Klinsmann, Rudi Voller (has he removed that spit from his hair?), Lothar Matthaus et al in the last West Germany kit. They went on to win the title that year - as if you didn't know.

The two memorable shirts face off in the first round - who will win? You decide from 09:00 BST.

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Right. You know when you question your parents' fashion choices...

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Yup, we'll aim to bring you the latest news from the World Cup camp - although they're expected to be en route to Russia some time today, and we don't have a phone link to the plane sadly :(

Anyway, here's a World Cup newsbite for you:

Only 60% of Brazilians interviewed in a survey by Nielsen Sports said they were interested in football. Pardon?!!

The United Arab Emirates (80%) came top of the table, followed by Thailand (78%) and Chile, Portugal and Turkey (all 75%) - five-time world champions Brazil were 13th.

Maybe the #worldcupofkits , externalwill revive their interest.

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• We want to know which is your favourite World Cup kit and why? Does it have a special nostalgia value?
• We also want photos of your cherished World Cup kits that you have at home.

Post you photos on Twitter using the hashtag #worldcupofkits, external

And you can text us using 81111 (UK only).

Yes, we had a first-round draw.

The 32 kits were selected by a panel of BBC Sport journalists, and former England internationals Danny Mills and Stephen Warnock kindly pulled out the names.

Here are the 'ties':

Jamaica 1998 v Slovenia 2002

Spain 2010 v Angola 2006

Brazil 1970 v Senegal 2002 (away)

Republic of Ireland 1990 v USA 1994 (away)

Nigeria 1994 (away) v Paraguay 2002

Netherlands 1978 v England 1966 (away)

Mexico 1978 v Italy 1990

Croatia 1998 v Belgium 1982

Northern Ireland 1986 v Ghana 2014

Scotland 1978 v Colombia 1990 (away)

Chile 1998 v South Korea 2002

Denmark 1986 v Uruguay 1930

Cameroon 1990 v West Germany 1990

Soviet Union 1966 v Argentina 1986

Zaire 1974 (away) v Wales 1958

France 1982 v Peru 1978

You can choose your winners of each tie on our special page from 09:00 BST. They will then compete in the next round.

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*Cue World Cup of Kits music and video montage of great kits over the years on a giant screen inside an auditorium filled with football dignitaries, players and Bradley Cooper*

"Welcome the world!"

Less of that nonsense.

Hello all. This is our very first BBC Sport World Cup of Kits where you decide which is the greatest/most popular kit in the entire history of the competition from our large selection.

There are five knockout rounds, including the final.

We start off with '16 matches' and you can choose which 16 go through to our next round from 09:00 BST.

Yes, ladies and gentlemen, the World Cup has peaked before it's even started!!!