Saturday 2 May 2015

Name Of Footballs Used In FIFA World Cup

                   Name Of Footballs Used In FIFA World Cup

  

(1)The Telstar- Mexico  1970(Brazil winner)

it was Adidas first world cup ball.Made up of 32 pentagonal panels to give a round shape.It was the first FIFA football world cup  which was televised around the globe  therefore Adidas added 12 black pentagonal panels  to make it more visible on black and white television   and player can judge the spin of the ball.Ans it is named after the satellite Telstar.

 (2)The Telstar Durlast-Germany 1974  (Germany winner)

After the success of the Telster Adidas make telstar Durlast which was similar to the first one the difference was the replacement of gold branding with black branding. And it has polyurethane coating which was waterproof and was a protective layer which prevent the ball from damaging.Two dsigned of this ball was used Telstar Durlast and Chile Durlast . Chile Durlast same to Telstar Durlast  but it was complete white as it don't has black panels.

(3)The Tango Rosario-Argentina 1978 (Agentina winner)

In this world cup Adidas give the name Tango to this football.It was first to feature Adidas trademark this trademark was interconnected curved-edges  triangle known as 'triads'.

(4)The Tango Espana-Spain 1982(Italy winner)

It was First ball made of real leather and Synthetic material.It was consist of 32 panel similar in desing to Tango and curved-edge tiangles were printed on every hexagon which form a circle around the 12 pentagonal panels.Giving the ball visual illusion of 12 identical circle.The tournament top scorer was Paolo Rossi if Brazil he scored six goal one hat-trick in the second group game against Brazil and one in the final .Which the Italian side won.

(5)The Azteca-Mexico 1986(Argentina winner)

It was complete new model of football used in FIFA world cup.It was made up of layers of synthetic material  with difference in properties to  strengthen the ball.Its was fully waterproof and able to retain it shape.It was  hand sewed ball composed of  synthetic material rather than pure lather.Its decorated design was inspired by the hosting nation Aztec Architecture and murals .

(6)The Etrusco-Italy 1990(Germany winner)

The Etrusco triads featured Etruscan loin within their design.It was again made of layer of synthetic material and have stability the ability to retrain  itself from damaging.



(7)The Questra-USA 1994(Brazil winner)

Inspired by space technology high speed rocket and Americas 'quest for the star' the ball used in this world cup was named as Questra.It was enveloped in a polystyrene foam and had great acceleration when kicked and feel soft touched and it able the players to control the ball easily .

(8)The Tricolore-France 1998(France winner)

It sported the French red -white-blue tri color.It triads incorporated the symbol of the host nation France i.e a cockerel,a high speed train and a turbine.The ball was entirely made of synthetic foam.Its give  best compression and explosive rebound then the predecessors. The ball was made up of gas filled micro bubble .When kicked it distributed the force equally .

(9)The Fevernova-Japan/ Korea 2002(Brazil winner)

This model of ball was the result of improvement of  three year on the 'Tricolore' at the Adidas research center  Scheinfeld in southern Germany.The Adidas triads become two single enlarged triads points turning into clockwise arrow in the color of gray red and gold.The background was not white it was champagne color.2,500 ball was sent for the final and six million ball and it replica was sold worldwide.

(10)The Teamgeist-Germany 2006(Italy winner)

This was the Adidas best performance ball ever.Its make the player able to show their skills and performance truly.It under went through different scientific testing by the Sport Technology Research Group of University of Lough-borough one prestigious institute of world .This testing proved Teamgeist more round and consistence  the previous balls.



(11)The Jabulani-2010 South Africa(Spain winner)

Jabulani mean to celebrate in Zulu.It was adorned in 11 color in tribute to 11 previous ball made by Adidas.It first time used 'grip and groove' technology.Thermally bonded panels twisted around the ball for extra aerodynamics.It is highly criticized by the player during the tournament.Brazil goalkeeper Julio Cesar compare it with the 'supermarket' as it supports the striker and work against he goalkeeper.


(12)Brazuca- 2014 Brazil (Germany winner)

It is the 12th FIFA world cup ball made by the official manufacturer Adidas.It consist of six panels. Its color and ribbon design symbolize the vibrancy and fun associated the football in the south American countries. It is a unique identity and piece of footballing history.




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