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adidas brazuca unveiled as 2014 World Cup official Match Ball

adidas brazuca unveiled as 2014 World Cup official Match Balladidas brazuca unveiled as 2014 world cup official match balladidas has unveiled ‘brazuca’, the official match ball for the 2014 FIFA world cup in brazil. two-and-half-years in the making, the ‘brazuca’ has undergone extensive testing involving 600 of the world’s top players and 30 teams in 10 countries across three continents, including four-time player of the year lionel messi and italian club AC milan, making it the most tested ball ever by adidas.

adidas brazuca unveiled as 2014 World Cup official Match Ball
the ‘brazuca’ is a product of two-and-half-years in the making

 adidas brazuca unveiled as 2014 World Cup official Match Ball

a new structural innovation provides six symmetrical panels alongside a different surface texture

 adidas brazuca unveiled as 2014 World Cup official Match Ball

the new design aims to enhance grip, touch, stability and aerodynamics on the pitch

 adidas brazuca unveiled as 2014 World Cup official Match Ball

evolution of previous FIFA world cup match balls

 adidas brazuca unveiled as 2014 World Cup official Match Ball

four-time player of the year lionel messi was intensively involved in the development of the ‘brazuca’
adidas brazuca unveiled as 2014 World Cup official Match Ball
testing the ‘brazuca’ with the adizero F50 football boots

 adidas brazuca unveiled as 2014 World Cup official Match Ball

automated testing with the adizero F50 football boots

 adidas brazuca unveiled as 2014 World Cup official Match Ball

symmetrical panel details

 adidas brazuca unveiled as 2014 World Cup official Match Ball

testing + production
Via designboom

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