In addition, for the first time ever, each of the match balls for the FIFA World Cup will be personalized with the name of the stadium, the teams, the match date and the kick-off time of each individual game. adidas will supply FIFA with 15 personalized match balls for each match.
Earlier this year, each of the 32 qualified federations received a shipment of 20 match balls for training purposes. All teams will receive a second shipment with 20 balls when they start their final preparation.
In addition to the 40 regular match balls they will also be supplied with 20 +Teamgeist Berlin match balls so that each of the teams can already start preparing for the FIFA World Cup final now! This delivery will bring the grand total of adidas match balls supplied to FIFA and the participating federations to 2,880.
In total adidas expects to sell well over 10 million FIFA World Cup match balls. adidas first began the production of footballs in 1963 and is the world's leading manufacturer, always at the cutting edge of technology and design.
Match balls supplier adidas produces sports apparel. adidas is a name that stands for competence in all sectors of sport around the globe. The vision of company founder Adolf Dassler has long become reality and his corporate philosophy the guiding principle for successor generations.