List of FIFA World Cup official match balls


This is a list of the official match balls for FIFA World Cup finals tournaments.
From the 1970 FIFA World Cup, official match balls have been used by FIFA.
World CupBallImageManufactureAdditional informationRefs
1930Tiento
T-model 		Two different balls were used in the final: Argentina supplied the first-half ball and led 2–1 at the break; hosts Uruguay supplied the second-half ball and won 4–2.
1934Federale 102ECAS
, Rome
1938AllenAllen, ParisMade up of leather, consisted of 13 panels and had white cotton laces on a separate, thin panel.
1950Duplo TSuperballFirst ball to have no laces and introduce the syringe valve.
1954Swiss World ChampionKost Sport, BaselThe first 18-panel ball.
1958Top StarSydsvenska Läder och Remfabriken, Ängelholm
Chosen from 102 candidates in a blind test by four FIFA officials.
1962CrackSenor Custodio Zamora H.,
San Miguel, Chile Remmen		The Crack was the official ball. Referee Ken Aston was unimpressed with the Chilean ball provided for the opening match, and sent for a European ball, which arrived in the second half. Various matches used different balls, with the apparent rumour the European teams didn't trust the locally produced ball.
1966Challenge 4-StarSlazenger18-panel ball in orange or yellow. Selected in a blind test at the Football Association headquarters in Soho Square.
1970TelstarAdidasTelstar was the first 32-panel black-and-white ball used in the FIFA World Cup finals. Only 20 were supplied by Adidas. A brown ball and a white ball were used in some matches.
1974Telstar DurlastAdidasThe first polyurethane coated ball, making it waterproof and resistant to wear and tear.
1978TangoAdidasThe first of a family of footballs that was also used in the UEFA European Championships and the Summer Olympics until 1988. See also Adidas Tango
1982Tango EspañaAdidasSimilar to its predecessor the Tango the Tango España had a polyurethane coating. It had new and improved rubberized seams and was the last leather ball to be used in the World Cup.
1986AztecaAdidasFirst fully synthetic FIFA World Cup ball and first hand-sewed ball
1990Etrusco UnicoAdidas
1994QuestraAdidas
1998TricoloreAdidasFirst multi-coloured ball at a World Cup finals tournament.
1999 IconAdidasFirst ball specifically created for a Women's World Cup. Technically identical to the Tricolore, but with a different visual design.
2002FevernovaAdidasFirst World Cup ball with a triangular design. The ball for the 2003 Women's World Cup was technically identical to the Fevernova, but had a different visual design.
2006TeamgeistAdidasThe Teamgeist is a 14-panel ball. Each match at the World Cup finals had its own individual ball, printed with the date of the match, the stadium and the team names. A special variant, the gold-coloured Teamgeist Berlin, was used in the final match. As in 2003, the ball used for the 2007 Women's World Cup was identical in performance to the ball used in the previous year's World Cup, but with a different visual design.
2006Teamgeist BerlinAdidasThe Teamgeist is a 14-panel ball. Each match at the World Cup finals had its own individual ball, printed with the date of the match, the stadium and the team names. A special variant, the gold-coloured Teamgeist Berlin, was used in the final match. As in 2003, the ball used for the 2007 Women's World Cup was identical in performance to the ball used in the previous year's World Cup, but with a different visual design.
2010JabulaniAdidasThis ball has 8 panels. A special variant was used for the final match, the gold Jo'bulani, which was named after "Jo'burg", a standard South African nickname for Johannesburg, site of the final game. The ball was notable for the controversy it attracted, with players and fans contending that its aerodynamics were unusually unpredictable.
2010Jo'bulaniAdidasThis ball has 8 panels. A special variant was used for the final match, the gold Jo'bulani, which was named after "Jo'burg", a standard South African nickname for Johannesburg, site of the final game. The ball was notable for the controversy it attracted, with players and fans contending that its aerodynamics were unusually unpredictable.
2011 SpeedCellAdidasTechnically identical to the Jabulani, but with a different visual design.
2014BrazucaAdidasThis is the first FIFA World Cup ball named by the fans. The ball has been made of six polyurethane panels which have been thermally bonded. For the final game, a different colour scheme was used, featuring green, gold and black.
2014Brazuca Final RioAdidasThis is the first FIFA World Cup ball named by the fans. The ball has been made of six polyurethane panels which have been thermally bonded. For the final game, a different colour scheme was used, featuring green, gold and black.
2015 Conext15AdidasBased on the technology introduced in the Brazuca. The Conext15 Final Vancouver is the first ball created specifically for a Women's World Cup Final.
2015 Conext15 Final VancouverAdidasBased on the technology introduced in the Brazuca. The Conext15 Final Vancouver is the first ball created specifically for a Women's World Cup Final.
2018Telstar 18AdidasFor the 48 matches in the Group Stage, teams competed with a ball designed in tribute to the original Adidas Telstar, used in the 1970 and 1974 World Cups.
2018Telstar MechtaAdidasAt the end of the 2018 World Cup group stage, FIFA revealed a new color scheme to be used for the 16 matches played in the Knockout Stage: the Telstar Mechta. "Mechta" means dream or ambition in Russian.
2019 Conext19AdidasUsed for 36 matches in the group stage. It shares the same seamless, mono-panel design as the Telstar 18, but with a glitched graphic that’s inspired by the Tricolore ball that was used in the 1998 World Cup.
2019 Tricolore 19AdidasInspired by the Tricolore ball and based on the same template as the Conext 19, the Tricolore 19 ball features a mono-panel aesthetic with a blue-and-red glitch graphic. This ball was used in the knockout stage.