Hello everyone! Unfortunately Russia 2018 ends and we will have to wait four and a half years to enjoy a FIFA World Cup again. To commemorate this event, I have decided to organize the 2018 WC Knockout Kit Design Competition. FORMAT It will be quite similar to the 2014 WC Knockout Kit Design Competition, organized four years ago by Fenton: Registration: Simply comment on this post confirming your interest in participating. There will be 16 or 32 participants depending on how many people have signed up before July 22th at 23:59 GMT. - Playoffs (will be avoided in case of having just 16 participants): Each one of the 32 participants will choose a FIFA-affiliated country that did not qualified to Russia 2018 (two designers can not choose the same team) and will design its HOME kit. There will be 16 clashes in pairs and the winners will get a place in the round of 16. - Round of 16: Each one of the 16 participants will choose one of the 16 teams eliminated in the Russia 2018 first round (two designers can not choose the same team) and will design its AWAY kit. There will be 8 clashes in pairs and the winners will go to the quarterfinals. - Quarterfinals: Each one of the 8 participants will choose one of the 8 teams eliminated in the Russia 2018 Round of 16 (two designers can not choose the same team) and will design its HOME kit. There will be 4 clashes in pairs and the winners will go to the semifinals. - Semifinals: Each of the 4 participants will choose one of the 4 teams eliminated in the 2018 Russian quarterfinals (two designers can not choose the same team) and will design its AWAY kit. There will be 2 clashes in pairs, the losers will play the third place match and the winners will go to the final. - 3rd place match: Semifinals losers will choose one of the 2 teams eliminated in the Russia 2018 semifinals (they can not choose the same team) and will design its HOME kit. The winner will complete the podium of the competition. - Final: Each finalist will choose one of the 2 finalist teams of Russia 2018 (they can not choose the same team) and will design its HOME kit. The winner will be the champion of the 2018 WC Knockout Kit Design Competition. SCHEDULE Each round will last one week. The designs will upload the designs from Monday to Friday and the voting will be Saturday and Sunday. I ask that if you are part of the DF SuperLeague - Season 2, and you are not sure of having enough time to participate in both competitions, do not sign up to this one to avoid future problems. The competition will start on July 23rd and will finish on August 19th (if there are 16 participants) or August 26th (if there are 32 participants). ANOTHER BASIC RULES Almost the same as DF Super League: 1. Designs must be at least 1200 px by 1200 px. I will use a 1:1 ratio for the voting images. 2. You can use real or fictional technical sponsors in your kits. 3. Kits must feature (at least) front of the shirt, shorts and socks. Back of the kit is optional. 4. Each vote count as a goal.