Conducted extensive comparative testing on the ball, along with the Adidas football laboratory in. Instead, the ball is made up of 14 panels, which means that the number of three-panel touch points is reduced by 60% (60 to 24) and the total length of the panel lines falls by over 15% (400.5 cm to 339.3 cm).īuilding on the introduction of thermal bonding technology in 2004, the Teamgeist ball is the first time Adidas has used this in a World Cup. Standard Teamgeist measurements 68.5 – 69.5 cm 69.0 – 69.25 cm ≤ 1.5% difference ≤ 1.0% difference Water absorption ≤ 10% weight increase ≤ 0.1% weight increase Weight 420 - 445 441 - 444 g Shape and size retention 2000 cycles at 50 kmh −1 3500 cycles at 50 kmh −1 Rebound test ≤ 10 cm ≤ 2 cm Loss of pressure ≤ 20% ≤ 11% The Teamgeist was the first World Cup ball to not have the traditional 32 panels.
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Technical specification Although it had been planned to include an electronic tracking system in the ball, this was abandoned after a trial at the in. Both qualified federations ( and ) received 20 of these versions for training purposes.There is also a gold +Teamgeist ball. The design is the same as the other match balls, but accented in gold, with black and white details. A special match ball was used for the - the '+Teamgeist Berlin'.
Teamgeist Gallery in 'world of football', Match balls for the were personalized with the name of the stadium, the teams, the match date, and the kick-off time of each individual game, under a protective coating. World Cup match balls Each of the received 40 match balls for training purposes. It is claimed to be rounder and to perform more uniformly regardless of where it is hit, and being almost, it does not get heavier in wet weather. Like the 32 panel which preceded it, the +TeamGeist panels are bonded together, rather than stitched. The +Teamgeist ball differs from previous balls in having just 14 curved panels (making the ball topologically equivalent to a ), rather than the 32 that have been standard since 1970. Design The ball was designed by the Adidas Innovation Team and the and is made by, which has provided the used in all matches since the when the was introduced.