On 1930 Fifa World Cup final, because of a dispute, a different ball was used in each half, one chosen
by each team. Argentina's ball was used for the first half, and
Uruguay's ball was used for the second half.
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| 1930 World Cup Final ball argentina |
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| 1930 World Cup Final ball uruguay |
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| The Federale 102, the official match ball of the 1934 FIFA World Cup in Italy |
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| 1938 World Cup ball - Allen |
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| 1950 FIFA World Cup Brazil Superball Duplo-T match ball | | |
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| The official match ball of the 1954 FIFA World Cup in Switzerland - Swiss World Champion |
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| Top Star -Original-ball-used-at-the-1958-world-cup at Sweden |
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| CRACK, the official match ball of the 1962 FIFA World Cup in Chile |
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| The Special Edition Slazenger match ball of the 1966 FIFA World Cup final between England and Germany in England | | |
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Adidas Telstar the official match ball of the 1970 FIFA World Cup in Mexico. The ball was painted with black and white panels so it was more visible on black and white television
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| The ball remained the same for the 1974 FIFA World Cup in Germany. (West Germany). The name Telstar is actually short for television star |
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| Adidas Tango Durlast, the official match ball of the 1978 FIFA World Cup
in Argentina. The design was used for the next twenty years. At the
time it was the most expensive ball in history at 80 usd |
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| Adidas Tango Espana, the official match ball of the 1982 FIFA World Cup
in Spain. The ball boasted improved water resistant qualities and was
the last genuine leather ball to be used in the World Cup |
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| The 14th, 15th and 16th century saw the rise of a great nation called
the Aztecs. These great warriors lived in Mexico. The 1986 World Cup was
held in this historically rich country which saw the first fully
synthetic ball ever used by Fifa in a World Cup. Adidas aptly named it
the Azteca Mexico. It’s design was inspired by the architecture and
murals of the ancient Aztec people. |
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| This is the most authentic "made in France" version of the adidas
Etrusco Unico, the official match ball of the 1990 FIFA World Cup in
Italy |
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Questra was the official match ball of the 1994 FIFA World Cup in the United States.
The name was derived from an ancient word meaning "the quest for the stars."
1994 marked the 25th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission, which is
considered to be one of the most important moments in the history of the
host country. |
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Adidas 1998 World Cup Tricolore Match Balls
It had been a few years since people watched the World Cup in black and white but the Adidas Tricolore was the first World Cup ball to have a color design! The 1998 World Cup took place in France and Zinedine Zidane led the hosts to the title in style! |
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| Adidas's Fevernova soccer ball was the official
ball of the Korea Japan, 2002 FIFA world cup.The adidas Fevernova
was the first World Cup Match Ball since 1978 to break with the
traditional Tango design introduced in 1978. |
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| Adidas Teamgeist, the official ball of the Germany FIFA World Cup 2006 final match between Italy and France | |
A special edition gold Adidas Teamgeist was created for the 2006 FIFA World Cup final between Italy and France. The +Teamgeist ball was the official football for the FIFA World Cup 2006. The plus sign in its name was introduced for trademark purposes, since the regular German language word Teamgeist, meaning "team spirit", could not be trademarked.The ball was designed by the Adidas Innovation Team and the Molten Corporation and is made by Adidas, which has provided the balls used in all World Cup matches since the 1970 World Cup when the Telstar was introduced. The Teamgeist ball differs from previous balls in having just 14 curved panels (making the ball topologically equivalent to a truncated octahedron), rather than the 32 that have been standard since 1970. In another first, the panels are bonded together rather than stitched. It is claimed to be rounder and to perform more uniformly regardless of where it is hit, and being almost waterproof it does not change performance as much when wet.
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The "Jabulani" is the official 2010 World Cup ball produced by German company Adidas. Its name means "celebrate."
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The Adidas Jubliani is Official Soccer Ball of WorldCup 2010. The World Cup soccer ball is hand-stitched for that perfect touch and durability, with a latex bladder for top rebounding and 8 thermally bonded panels which reduce the shape irregularities found in typical balls (compared to the traditional 32-panel design). Called the "Jabulani", Adidas claims the Adidas Jubliani Official Soccer Ball of WorldCup 2010 is the roundest, most accurate ball EVER. The ball features similar technology of the 2006 "Teamgeist" ball and the reduction of panels also provides a 70% larger striking surface.
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| This is the new Adidas Brazuca 2014 World Cup Ball | | |
The Brazuca, which means “national pride in the Brazilian way of life”. The ball have an innovative design, which looks more attractive than the design for World Cup 2010's Jabulani ball.The name Brazuca was voted on by soccer fans in Brazil.The ball will be the official ball played in the 2014 World Cup.
