Leather ball with interior bladder for the 1930 Uruguay World Cup, used in the first half of the Uruguay-Argentina final.
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Leather ball with interior bladder for the 1930 Uruguay World Cup, used in the first half of the Uruguay-Argentina final.
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World Cup Italia 1934. Modelo Federale 102, with laces sewn in.
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France 1938. Modelo 'Allen', the first ball to use a valve.
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Mundial de Brasil 1950. Model 'Super Ball Duplo T'.
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Switzerland 1954. Modelo 'Swiss World Champion' with external segments forming a "T".
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Sweden 1958. Model 'Top Star'.
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Chile 1962. Model 'Crack'.
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'Slazenger Challenge', England 1966
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Mexico 1970. Adidas Telstar, a first for Adidas with pentagonal and hexagonal sections.
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Adidas Telstar Durlast. Germany 1974, white hexagons mixed with black pentagons.
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Adidas Tango, the iconic ball from Argentina 1978.
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Spain 1982. Adidas Tango España, the first fully waterproof ball in World Cup history.
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Mexico 1986. Adidas Tango Azteca, first totally synthetic ball.
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Italia 1990. Adidas Etrusco, with an inner layer of polyurethane foam.
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USA 1994. Adidas Questra, with polyethylene foam and braided fiber mesh.
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France 1998. Adidas Tricolore, with a filling of gas microbubbles.
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Korea and Japan 2002. Adidas Fevernova.
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Germany 2006. Adidas Teamgeist, with fewer individual sections than before.
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South Africa 2010. Adidas Jabulani, which allowed for more movement in the air and proved difficult for goalkeepers.
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Brazil 2014. Adidas 'Brazuca', with a new shape and texture to the panels.. The name, chosen by popular vote, means "Brazilian" in the local dialect.
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Russia 2018. El Telstar 18 was inspired by Adidas' first contribution from Mexico 1970, one that changed football design forever.
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MLADEN ANTONOV
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At a glance | The evolution of the ball used in World Cups.
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