In 1930, the first Fifa World Cup was played in Uruguay, and since then the regulatory body of the most popular sport in the world named the ball with which the matches were played. Tento, at the Centenario stadium in Montevideo, began a tradition that is repeated every four years (except between 1938 and 1950 due to World War II), and that with the new Al Rihla lands in Qatar, home of the highest competition soccer.
Throughout the history of the World Cups, each ball has represented the culture and colors of each host country, being the most emblematic for their designs Tango, from Argentina 1978; Azteca, from Mexico 1986; Fevernova, from Korea and Japan 2002 and the best sellers: Jabulani, from South Africa 2010 and Brazuca, from Brazil 2014.
According to Adidas figures, the latter were sold more than 13 million times, with the World Cup in Brazil, which was won by Germany, the most popular in the history of balls. As a curious fact, Brazuca has been the only ball whose name pays homage to the fans of the host. A special version of green, black and gold colors was used in the final.
For Qatar 2022, Adidas has manufactured the 14th ball since it became an official sponsor of the competition, back in 1970. Their first ball was the Telstar, whose name they repeated in 2018 for the World Cup in Russia.
The one of this edition, Adidas indicated, is inspired by the culture, architecture and colors of the flag of the host country.
“This is a magnificent, sustainable and high-quality official Adidas ball. The stars will enjoy playing him at the highest level in Qatar,” said Jean-François Pathy, FIFA Director of Marketing Services.
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