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The Telstar was the first World Cup ball to use the now-familiar truncated icosahedron for its design, consisting of 12 black pentagonal and 20 white hexagonal panels. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The 32-panel configuration had been introduced in 1962 by Select Sport , [ 4 ] [ 5 ] and was also used in the official logo for the 1970 World Cup. [ 6 ]
First fully synthetic FIFA World Cup ball and first hand-sewed ball [5] 1990: Etrusco Unico [5] 1994: Questra [15] [5] 1998: Tricolore: First multi-coloured ball at a World Cup finals tournament. [5] 1999 (women) Icon: First ball specifically created for a Women's World Cup. Technically identical to the Tricolore, but with a different visual ...
Promotional balls are usually made to promote a name brand, organization or event. Indoor footballs come in the same sizes as outdoor soccer balls but are designed to have less bounce and rebound in them, making it possible to control the ball on a smaller court or indoor arena. The cover of an indoor ball is also the strongest of any category ...
Official match ball Manufacturer Additional information 1968: Telstar Elast: Adidas: First championship use of this ball [3] 1972: Telstar Durlast: Adidas: Variations of the original Telstar 1976: Adidas: 1980: Tango Italia: Adidas: Variations of the original Tango 1984: Tango Mundial: Adidas: 1988: Tango Europa: Adidas: 1992: Etrusco Unico: Adidas
The first country's league was the "Association of Argentine Football" (AAF), founded in 1891 by F.L. Wooley. This league organized the first ever championship to take place in 1891, [46] making Argentina's the oldest association football league outside mainland Great Britain [47] although it only lasted for one
The 1930 FIFA World Cup was the inaugural FIFA World Cup, the world championship for men's national football teams. It took place in Uruguay from 13 to 30 July 1930. FIFA, football's international governing body, selected Uruguay as the host nation, as the country would be celebrating the centenary of its first constitution and the Uruguay national football team had retained their football ...
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Prototypes of the ball first appeared in the media in early 2010. [4] [5] The mass-produced version of the ball is the brainchild of Uncharted Play, Inc.--a social enterprise founded by two of the original inventors, Jessica O. Matthews and Julia C. Silverman. [3] [6] According to Engineering for Change, the product was discontinued in 2016. [7]