Could England bring football home at the 2022 World Cup?That's the question on everybody's lips as the Three Lions strive to build upon their successes at Euro 2020 and the 2018 World Cup across the winter competition in Qatar.While morale around the national team might have nose-dived on the back of the recent UEFA Nations League defeats, there's still a quiet acknowledgement that Gareth Southgate has always delivered the goods at major tournaments.

England at Qatar 2022

We'll just have to wait and see whether or not that trend will continue when November rolls around as England get their World Cup campaign underway with group-stage clashes against Iran, the United States of America and Wales.

However, in the mean time, England fans can at least keep themselves invested in the road to Qatar by checking out the latest leaks that have come out surrounding their World Cup kits.

It's practically ceremony at this point that England's kit provider wheels out a fresh set of threads for each major tournament, and Nike doesn't plan on breaking that protocol ahead of Qatar 2022.

While the superb designs that England sported all the way to the final at Euro 2020 have continued to serve them well ever since, the time has come for a new lick of paint to welcome in football's biggest tournament of all.

Southgate in England training.
Soccer Football - Euro 2020 - England Training - St. George's Park, Burton upon Trent, Britain - June 17, 2021 England manager Gareth Southgate during training REUTERS/Carl Recine

Soccer Football - Euro 2020 - England Training - St. George's Park, Burton upon Trent, Britain - June 17, 2021 England manager Gareth Southgate during training REUTERS/Carl Recine

England kit leaks

And although the fresh designs aren't touted to hit clothes rails until August, the experts over at FootyHeadlines have once again come up trumps by giving England fans a sneak peek of what's to come.

Early in July, they showed the world the first photograph of England's new home kit and it's fair to say that it went down like a lead balloon with many fans, myself included, not gelling with the bold, blue design.

But fear not, because good news has arrived in the form of the first images of England's away kit for the tournament in Qatar, which FootyHeadlines leaked on Tuesday to a much more promising reception.

Sancho scores for England.

Soccer Football - International Friendly - England v Republic of Ireland - Wembley Stadium, London, Britain - November 12, 2020 England's Jadon Sancho celebrates scoring their second goal Pool via REUTERS/Nick Potts

England's away kit leaked

They explained how the photos were leaked through an unusual source in that the new England strip, returning to the classic red look, was shown in pictures seemingly advertising a Nike bum bag.

The red torso is bordered by navy trimmings, including a traditional collar evoking the nation's 1990-1993 away jersey but with sky blue graphics, while the Three Lions badge and Nike tick are styled in a light blue.

It's not a perfect shirt, sure, but everything points towards it ranking amongst the very best on display this winter, so be sure to check out the first leaked images for yourself down below:

*Chef's kiss*

Positive reaction to the design

It really does feel like a reimagining of England's iconic Italia 90 strip but in the form of an away kit with a few modern tweaks throw in, and that seems to have been a winning combination for fans.

Not only does your humble GIVEMESPORT writer rate it very highly amongst the World Cup kit leaks to have slipped out so far, but the early responses across social media have largely been positive too.

In fact, from the 35 votes to have been cast on FootyHeadline's kit rating system at the time of writing, the overall score comes out as a strong 4.3 out of five stars. Check out some of the reaction down below:

One good, one bad

At the end of the day, rating and ranking kits is a subjective exercise and no doubt there will also be supporters who don't like England's away strip just as much as many will adore the new home strip.

If that's the case for you, then all the more power to you, but the general consensus seems to be that England's leaked away jersey is the superior design compared to its home counterpart.

In which case, fans better hope that the eventual reaction to their tournament performance looks a lot more similar to how the red strip's been received than the white and blue combination. Let's wait and see.

England's Southgate celebrates.

Soccer Football - Euro 2020 - Semi Final - England v Denmark - Wembley Stadium, London, Britain - July 7, 2021 England manager Gareth Southgate celebrates after the match Pool via REUTERS/Frank Augstein