<P> This is a list of the official match balls for FIFA World Cup finals tournaments . </P> <P> From the 1970 FIFA World Cup, official match balls have been used by FIFA . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th> World Cup </Th> <Th> Ball (s) </Th> <Th> Image </Th> <Th> Manufacture </Th> <Th> Additional information </Th> <Th> Refs </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1930 </Td> <Td> Tiento (first half) T - model (second half) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Two different balls were used in the final: Argentina supplied the first - half ball (the' Tiento') and led 2--1 at the break; hosts Uruguay supplied the second - half ball (the' T - Model' which was larger and heavier) and won 4--2 . </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1934 </Td> <Td> Federale 102 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> ECAS (Ente Centrale Approvvigionamento Sportivi), Rome </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1938 </Td> <Td> Allen </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Allen, Paris </Td> <Td> Made up of leather, consisted of 13 panels and had white cotton laces on a separate thin panel . </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1950 </Td> <Td> Duplo T </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Superball </Td> <Td> First ball to have no laces and introduce the syringe valve . </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1954 </Td> <Td> Swiss World Champion </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Kost Sport, Basel </Td> <Td> The first 18 - panel ball . </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1958 </Td> <Td> Top Star </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Sydsvenska Läder och Remfabriken, Ängelholm (aka "Remmen" or "Sydläder") </Td> <Td> Chosen from 102 candidates in a blind test by four FIFA officials . </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1962 </Td> <Td> Crack </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Senor Custodio Zamora H., San Miguel, Chile Remmen </Td> <Td> 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 . </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1966 </Td> <Td> Challenge 4 - Star </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Slazenger </Td> <Td> 18 - panel ball in orange or yellow . Selected in a blind test at the Football Association headquarters in Soho Square . </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1970 </Td> <Td> Telstar </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Adidas </Td> <Td> Telstar 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 (Germany - Peru) and a white ball (first half of Italy - Germany) were used in some matches . </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Telstar Durlast </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Adidas </Td> <Td> The first polyurethane coated ball, making it waterproof and resistant to wear and tear . </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1978 </Td> <Td> Tango </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Adidas </Td> <Td> The 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 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1982 </Td> <Td> Tango España </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Adidas </Td> <Td> Similar 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 . </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1986 </Td> <Td> Azteca </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Adidas </Td> <Td> First fully synthetic FIFA World Cup ball and first hand - sewed ball </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1990 </Td> <Td> Etrusco Unico </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Adidas </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1994 </Td> <Td> Questra </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Adidas </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1998 </Td> <Td> Tricolore </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Adidas </Td> <Td> First multi-coloured ball at a World Cup finals tournament . </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1999 (women) </Td> <Td> Icon </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Adidas </Td> <Td> First ball specifically created for a Women's World Cup . Technically identical to the Tricolore, but with a different visual design . </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2002 </Td> <Td> Fevernova </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Adidas </Td> <Td> First 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 . </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2006 </Td> <Td> Teamgeist </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Adidas </Td> <Td> The 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 . </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Teamgeist Berlin </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Jabulani </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Adidas </Td> <Td> This ball has 8 panels . A special variant was used for the final match, the gold Jo'bulani (picture on the left), 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 . </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Jo'bulani </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2011 (women) </Td> <Td> SpeedCell </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Adidas </Td> <Td> Technically identical to the Jabulani, but with a different visual design . </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2014 </Td> <Td> Brazuca </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Adidas </Td> <Td> This 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 . </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Brazuca Final Rio </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2015 (women) </Td> <Td> Conext15 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Adidas </Td> <Td> Based on the technology introduced in the Brazuca . The Conext15 Final Vancouver is the first ball created specifically for a Women's World Cup Final . </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Conext15 Final Vancouver </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2018 </Td> <Td> Telstar 18 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Adidas </Td> <Td> For 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 . </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Telstar Mechta </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> At 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 (Мечта). "Mechta" means dream or ambition in Russian . </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> World Cup </Th> <Th> Ball (s) </Th> <Th> Image </Th> <Th> Manufacture </Th> <Th> Additional information </Th> <Th> Refs </Th> </Tr>

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