What is the football used in every World Cup and what is its origin?

1970 World Cup ball

Telstar 1970·Mexico World Cup

Telstar was entirely made of genuine leather, which was not the case compared to other footballs at the time. What is special, but what makes it unique is that her surface is composed of 32 hand-stitched panels (12 black pentagons and 20 white hexagons). This new structure, with balanced seams The system makes the football have a more rounded and perfect shape. This revolutionary structural design wrote a new page in football history. For the first time, Telstar has inlaid a black pentagon on a white football, which also makes the football more conspicuous on a black and white TV screen. (Telstar is named after the Star of Television because the 1970 World Cup in Mexico was the first time a World Cup game was broadcast via satellite). To this day, Telstar remains the prototype for all types of football.

1974 World Cup Ball

Telstar & Chile 1974 World Cup in Germany

Two Adidas match balls were used in the 1974 World Cup in Germany: Telstar on , the previously black Adidas logo was changed to gold, and Chile is an all-white ball launched by Adidas based on the success of Telstar. (As early as the 1962 World Cup in Chile, there was a precedent for using all-white footballs). The materials and technology of the two balls are basically the same as those four years ago.

1978 World Cup ball

Tango 1978·Argentina World Cup

This football in 1978 once again achieved a historic breakthrough in design: the famous Tango design was born, and she became a classic in the history of football production. 20 "Adidas triangle" shaped panels are connected to each other to form 12 equal-sized circles. Since then, every cup ball has been improved on the basis of this design. Tango improves the football's ability to adapt to various climatic conditions, and the design draws on the passion and elegance of Argentina's traditional dance tango.

1982 World Cup ball

Tango Espana 1982·Spain World Cup

Tango Espana only made minor changes in design, the key innovation is Technically: She is still made of genuine leather, but uses waterproof and sealed sewing, which greatly reduces the water absorption of the ball and minimizes the additional weight of the ball due to water absorption.

1986 World Cup ball

Azteca 1986·Mexico World Cup

Azteca is a revolution in football manufacturing technology. Her exterior design incorporates the architecture and mural patterns of the Aztecs, the indigenous people of Mexico. Technically, it is made of synthetic materials for the first time. The use of this synthetic material enhances the ball's durability while further making it less absorbent. Whether on the hard ground, high in the air or in wet conditions, she excels. Azteca achieved a leap in football history.

1990 World Cup ball

Etrusco Unico 1990 World Cup in Italy

Etrusco Unico improved the synthetic materials and added black polyurethane to the ball for the first time The inner layer of foam makes the ball completely waterproof and the running speed can be increased again. As for the name Etrusco Unico and its rather complex appearance design, it is completely influenced by Italy's ancient and gorgeous history and the exquisite art of Etruria. The patterns depicted on each "Adidas Triangle" panel are three Etruscan lion head.

1994 World Cup ball

Questra 1994 · World Cup in the United States

Questra was the first to use an inner layer of white polyurethane foam with energy recovery properties. This inner layer makes the ball softer to the touch (easier to control) and faster. The designer hopes that it can fly as fast as a rocket taking off the ground. The idea of ??Questra comes from the United States' pursuit of space exploration and space technology.

The ball used in the 1998 World Cup

Tricolore 1998 World Cup in France

The Chinese name of Tricolore is "Three Color Ball". It was the first football to feature a colorful pattern in a World Cup match. Its design is inspired by the French tricolor flag and the traditional "rooster" logo of the French nation and the French Football Federation. The main innovation of Tricolore is the use of a new type of composite foam material. The internal structure is elastic bubbles arranged tightly and regularly. Each bubble is closed and filled with gas. This new type of composite material is more wear-resistant, giving the ball better energy recovery performance, making the ball fly more stable and in a more accurate direction. Tricolore also used "transparent printing" technology for the first time to make the ball's pattern more vivid, less prone to wear and tear, and have a longer life.

2002 World Cup ball

Fevernova 2002·Japan and South Korea World Cup

Fevernova is translated as "flying meteor" in Chinese. "Flying Bolide" is the first time Adidas has adopted a design that breaks the rules since launching TangoTM, the ball used in the 1978 World Cup. The appearance design incorporates elements of modern Asian culture, making it more dynamic and innovative. The high-tech synthetic foam layer structure used in "Flying Firestar" is based on the improvement of the three-color ball of the 1998 France World Cup. The improved foam layer is composed of numerous ultra-pressure-resistant and equal-sized micro-airbags. This structure gives the ball body outstanding energy recovery performance and additional force cushioning performance, effectively improving the controllability and accuracy of the football. Degree

2006 World Cup ball

Teamgeist 2006 World Cup in Germany

Teamgeist is translated as "Team Star" in Chinese. The team star symbolizes the important spirit of winning the World Cup: the power of the team. It adopts new special-shaped pieces and seamless lamination technology, unprecedentedly reducing the football ball surface pieces to 14 pieces, eliminating irregular concavities and convexities on the surface of the ball to the greatest extent, making the ball present a perfect arc, thus effectively improving the The precision with which football is run. "+Team Star" is mainly composed of black, white and gold. Black and white are the traditional colors of the host German national football team, while gold represents the World Cup championship trophy.

Jabulani 2010·South Africa World Cup

The match ball of the South Africa World Cup. This football has a South African style and even bears a striking resemblance to the South African national team uniform. The name "Jabulani" comes from the South African Zulu language, which means "celebrate together". This ball uses 11 different colors at once, representing a team's starting 11 players and South Africa's 11 official languages.