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The Adidas Telstar 18 was the official match ball of the 2018 FIFA World Cup, which was held in the Russian Federation.It was designed by the company Adidas, a FIFA Partner and FIFA World Cup official match ball supplier since 1970, and based on the concept of the first Adidas's World Cup match ball. [2]
The ball has been made of six polyurethane panels which have been thermally bonded; the reduction in the number of panels is claimed to increase the consistency in the ball. [2] The Brazuca ball has been stated to avoid aerodynamic problems with the Jabulani ball used in South Africa for the previous World Cup. [7]
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 ...
As a response to the problems with the balls in the 1962 FIFA World Cup, [clarification needed] Adidas created the Adidas Santiago [24] – this led to Adidas winning the contract to supply the match balls for all official FIFA and UEFA matches, which they have held since the 1970s, and also for the Olympic Games. [25]
It was announced on 4 December 2009 that the Jabulani was to be the official match ball of the 2010 FIFA World Cup held in South Africa. [2] The ball was also used as the match ball for the 2009 FIFA Club World Cup in the United Arab Emirates, and a special version of the ball, the Jabulani Angola, was the match ball of the 2010 African Cup of ...
Wet conditions were the main talking point during the US women’s soccer team’s penalty shootout victory over Canada in the W Gold Cup semifinals on Wednesday.. The game was played on a heavily ...
The Adidas Al Rihla (Arabic: الْرِّحْلَة, romanized: ar-riḥla, lit. 'The Journey') is a ball for association football produced by Adidas.It was the official match ball of the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar and has also been used as the official match ball for the Saudi Professional League and Qatar Stars League for the 2022-23 season as well as the men's Olympic football, beginning ...
At least 19 people were killed during chaos at Abidjan's Felix Houphouet-Boigny stadium before a World Cup soccer qualifying match against Malawi. May 2001, Ghana.