History of the World Cup match ball
The official match ball for the World Cup in Canada, Mexico and the U.S. is the latest in a long line of iconic designs produced by adidas
2026 TRIONDA
Canada/Mexico/U.S
Unique 4-panel construction
Side-mounted motion sensor chip for adidas Connected Ball Technology
2022 AL RIHLA
Qatar
20 panels. First to feature Connected Ball Technology
2018 TELSTAR
Russia
Six-panel construction
2014 BRAZUCA
Brazil
Six TPU* panels
2010 JABULANI
South Africa
Eight panels
2006 TEAMGEIST
Germany
14 panels
2002 FEVERNOVA
Korea/Japan
1998 TRICOLORE
France
1994 QUESTRA
U.S.
1990 ETRUSCO
Italy
1986 AZTECA
Mexico
First synthetic ball
1978-82 TANGO
Argentina, Spain
Sealed seams
1970-74 TELSTAR
Mexico, West Germany Designed for black-and-white TV – 32 hand-stitched leather panels
*Thermally-bonded polyurethane
Sources: FIFA, adidas