Why Each World Cup Has A New Ball - Cheddar Explains

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The World Cup match ball has come along way since the old ways of pig skins and human heads (no, really), and even today, the brainiacs at Adidas are coming up with all sorts of ways to improve ball design every time the FIFA World Cup comes around. In search of a truly perfect soccer ball, there’s another, entirely different reason we keep seeing a new ball every 4 years. But first we have to find out what it takes to make a “good” ball in the first place.
Be sure to check out Dr. John Eric Goff's paper for way more detail on the subject!
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Further reading:
American Physical Society
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Soccer Ball World
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Inverse
www.inverse.com/article/46344...
Goal
www.goal.com/en-gb/news/fifa-...
The Guardian
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France24
www.france24.com/en/sport/202...
Yahoo
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  • @kemi242
    @kemi242 Жыл бұрын

    In fact, the Telstar was designed with TV broadcasts in mind. The Tel- in the name stands for television after all. In the 1970s most TV sets were black and white, and the unpainted brown leather balls were blended in with the green grass, therefore difficult to notice. That's why Adidas came up with a white, black-spotted ball that was easy to notice and follow on a black and white TV screen.

  • @cockatoo010

    @cockatoo010

    Жыл бұрын

    The name Telstar was a reference to a satellite. I think the first TV satellite. And yes. 1970 was the first world cup to be broadcasted globally in its entirety and the Telstar colors were chosen to make it more visible on B&W TVs

  • @brucemedley635

    @brucemedley635

    Жыл бұрын

    Still the best design ever should be in the Premier league

  • @skyscraperfan
    @skyscraperfan Жыл бұрын

    I bought the Teamgeist, the Jabulani and the Brazuca. Sadly the Teamgeist is leaking air and no longer usable. Annoying for a ball that costs over $100. With each world cup the balls got about $10 more expensive. So I stopped buying them. Those balls are no longer exactly the same as used in the world cup anyway, because the balls in the world cup have sensors for the goal line technology in them.

  • @ryadhasanahmed5443

    @ryadhasanahmed5443

    Жыл бұрын

    I just bought the Adidas Al-Rihla Pro ball for £130. Your comment now makes me worried about its longevity 😕

  • @skyscraperfan

    @skyscraperfan

    Жыл бұрын

    @@ryadhasanahmed5443 Maybe my mistake was not making the tip of the pump wet, when pumping the air into the ball. That is very important. Otherwise the air valve might leak and ut seems impossible to repair it.

  • @rybolia

    @rybolia

    Жыл бұрын

    I haven’t had issues with my jabulani ball but I can’t say the same for others

  • @theAverageUpload3r

    @theAverageUpload3r

    Жыл бұрын

    Lol “inflation rate” get it

  • @nickgehr8408

    @nickgehr8408

    Жыл бұрын

    the problem i had with the older balls, in my case the europass (recolored teamgeist for the 2008 euros basically), was the panels peeling off

  • @frankramsden8697
    @frankramsden8697 Жыл бұрын

    Diego Forlan was the player of the tournament in the 2010 wold cup. Surprisingly enough 3months before the fist match he had started practicing with the match ball to learn its unique characteristics!

  • @tumeric6227
    @tumeric6227 Жыл бұрын

    The Jabulani ball produced some crazy goals which made the South Africa WC so iconic BUT the ball itself was awful and there were so many misssed shots

  • @nekopunk

    @nekopunk

    Жыл бұрын

    I used to play as a goalkeeper in the local league back then and that mother fucker was a pain. It's flight made no sense whatsoever.

  • @nilankoor
    @nilankoor Жыл бұрын

    3:30 "this is the ball that's gonna be used in the 2022 World Cup in cutter"

  • @fireteam_

    @fireteam_

    Жыл бұрын

    Yeah that's closer to how locals pronounce "Qatar." It's not quite how we would say "cutter" but it's far far away from "ka-tar"

  • @bri4940
    @bri4940 Жыл бұрын

    Very cool! It is kinda strange tho why they wouldn't have standardized equipment for such high level sports. When it comes to the elite level every little change matters.

  • @robotube7361

    @robotube7361

    Жыл бұрын

    The point of the World Cup has not been to actually see what team is better for a loooong time. FIFA is a big business making house and a shadow of its former self. We are talking about an organization that since the late 80s cares ONLY to make money. 1994 is the first time when really the fish started to rot with USA getting to host a World cup Tournament. This was the first time when Fifa started thinking about "expansion into new markets " instead of quality of organization. The temperatures at some stadiums, especialy in california in the middle of the summer were insane going into 40 degrees Celzius , the players and coaches complained and nothing was done about it.

  • @renex_g3915

    @renex_g3915

    Жыл бұрын

    @@robotube7361 nah, standarized world cups would be boring af. Each world cup ball, the new tech, the new country hosts are what make the world cup so enjoyable

  • @abrahampardede7557

    @abrahampardede7557

    Жыл бұрын

    Because technology improved, which means there is room to improve the technology behind the equipment (the ball, shoe, gloves, etc), and so new world cup brings new ball that implement the latest tech on the ball.

  • @mojabaka

    @mojabaka

    Жыл бұрын

    It is standardized. Everyone uses the same ball.

  • @georgetraista4982
    @georgetraista4982 Жыл бұрын

    Actually, telstar wasn't the first to have 32 panels. 32 panel ball was invented by Select.

  • @wanz7396
    @wanz7396 Жыл бұрын

    4:57 Spain dominating possession, yet reluctant to shoot? This sentence could come out yesterday and it'll still be true

  • @Dingo-x
    @Dingo-x Жыл бұрын

    Somehow FISA hasn't got the same appeal to it as FIFA has⚽

  • @justsomeordinarykid923

    @justsomeordinarykid923

    Жыл бұрын

    Because it is named FIFA currently. If it was always named FISA you would've said it sounds better.

  • @MrJoegotbored
    @MrJoegotbored Жыл бұрын

    I had no idea people were paying so much for soccer balls/footballs. I don't remember paying more than $20 or $30 for a ball in my teenage years.

  • @AL3X2580

    @AL3X2580

    Жыл бұрын

    Were you buying official match balls? If not then that would explain why they were cheap as chips. I remember my dad bought me a teamgeist for Christmas in 2006 and the price was about that 150$+

  • @vzqz4582

    @vzqz4582

    Жыл бұрын

    My son wants to start to collect World Cup ball, which one should I buy?

  • @steele1485

    @steele1485

    Жыл бұрын

    @@vzqz4582 i would keep an eye out the sites on where you are buying usually the drop down to 30% , but after that there are rarely any more sales. Usually soccer specific stores will discount them regularly.

  • @vzqz4582

    @vzqz4582

    Жыл бұрын

    @@steele1485 Thanx for your reply’s. I ended up buying final replica ball for now😅, and hopefully come across a good deal someday. But ball is perfect because I knew he would use. Thanx again.

  • @mojabaka

    @mojabaka

    Жыл бұрын

    There‘s a difference between original matchball and replica. Replicas are sewn, while matchballs are glued together. Also the material for matchballs is higher quality of course and it doesn‘t come out of a child labor sweatshop.

  • @byanymeans5
    @byanymeans5 Жыл бұрын

    This is the ball that will be used during this years 2022 in cutter!

  • @ourkid718
    @ourkid718 Жыл бұрын

    90’s Sinbad called and he wants his shirt back 😂

  • @Titot182
    @Titot182 Жыл бұрын

    Big shout out to Loughborough Uni for designing a load of these balls! Who would have thunk that a uni specialising in sporrts and engineering could have a legacy! Loogah all the way

  • @satakrionkryptomortis
    @satakrionkryptomortis Жыл бұрын

    as someone who played not-handegg football like 3 to 5 time a week i can tell you...the ball you are familiar with is of upmost importance.

  • @comicbookguy2326

    @comicbookguy2326

    Жыл бұрын

    i actually find them to be almost all the same

  • @hitmanplays5021

    @hitmanplays5021

    Жыл бұрын

    Yes

  • @leftundersun

    @leftundersun

    Жыл бұрын

    As someone who grown up playing football on streets and fields near by, I remember that there were balls which no matter how much time I spent with them, they sucked, but there were balls which since the first touches we already liked them.

  • @dimathebunsgann
    @dimathebunsgann Жыл бұрын

    I really want to know where he got his shirt. It’s a 10 out of 10 fashion moment.

  • @teethgrinder83
    @teethgrinder83 Жыл бұрын

    Shame FIFA didn't take as much care in not being corrupt....

  • @chickenandwaffles09
    @chickenandwaffles09 Жыл бұрын

    Anything that can create goals is good. Doesn’t matter if it’s a cube.

  • @nathanngumi8467
    @nathanngumi8467 Жыл бұрын

    Very interesting!

  • @aaronsugar7228
    @aaronsugar7228 Жыл бұрын

    In 2002 I saw a feature on the new (at the time) ball for the World Cup. They had a kicking machine to test it - making sure it flew true with the same kick. They then used the machine on one of the balls from the 70's and difference in flight patterns was quite significant. The old ball didn't fly nearly as far and the flight path was very erratic kick to kick.

  • @atakorkut5110
    @atakorkut5110 Жыл бұрын

    First like and comment for the algorithm you guys are great keep it up❤

  • @NotVoxed
    @NotVoxed Жыл бұрын

    3:33 Cutter 💀

  • @thekyledebacker
    @thekyledebacker Жыл бұрын

    I was a keeper who’s heyday was in the height of the Jubalani. That ball just knuckled and top spun like nothing else. It seemed more forgiving on the hands tho. It felt lighter and springier too. I felt like I could hit my drop kicks to the top of the other 18. I guess it was a love hate thing.

  • @travisgould6802
    @travisgould6802 Жыл бұрын

    Can you buy the balls from previous world cups still. I’m talking about for the original manufactures

  • @abmoore06
    @abmoore06 Жыл бұрын

    Still waiting for @standupmaths to do a video on the geometry of this years cup

  • @rachelschock8574
    @rachelschock8574 Жыл бұрын

    For the next World Cup, they should choose a ball for the group stage. Then, to pay homage to the sport’s roots, they take the heads of the captains of some of the losing teams, and then use them for the balls in the group of 16. Same thing with the losers in that round and so forth.

  • @molybd3num823

    @molybd3num823

    Жыл бұрын

    kicking the losers faces

  • @quillmaurer6563
    @quillmaurer6563 Жыл бұрын

    So it's technological and design advancements ... no it's aerodynamics ... no it's marketing. Of course that's what it ends up being. Doesn't have to be in any way better than the previous design, just has to be different to entice people to buy them. Really if it weren't for the marketing thing, they could use the same thing indefinitely no matter how good or bad it is, if there's a consistent standard players will be used to it (pros and cons and all), and play will be fair.

  • @davidmilhouscarter8198
    @davidmilhouscarter8198 Жыл бұрын

    If the ball has six panels, then doesn’t that make it a cube?

  • @Kameezy
    @Kameezy Жыл бұрын

    The audio levels in this video seemed kind of off, I had to turn it up but then the peaks were and music were too loud.

  • @burtcocain1986
    @burtcocain1986 Жыл бұрын

    THIS IS MY TYPE OF CONTENT! Next, why did all the goal-posts go from stantions to the big rectangular nets with suspended corners?

  • @calvinbaII

    @calvinbaII

    Жыл бұрын

    Because ghost goals/goals not given. Sometimes shots that would hit the top corner (inside the net) would hit the stantion and bounce directly out making it appear like it hit the post rather than go in the net. Once they started using those box/square nets with cables holding up the corners the problem went away. It probably wasn't until the late 90s, early 2000s that it became universal in the top professional leagues but you'll still see those older goals at any local park, especially the posts with the ring/loop at the top because they are easiest for groundskeepers to lift or tie the mesh up quickly and mow the grass underneath then drop the nets back down.

  • @cockatoo010
    @cockatoo010 Жыл бұрын

    +Teamgeist is still my favourite WC OMB. Followed by Brazuca

  • @sundalongpatpat
    @sundalongpatpat Жыл бұрын

    Maybe the perfect ball is the friends we've made along the way...

  • @JPPSrules
    @JPPSrules Жыл бұрын

    Teamgeist is my favorite

  • @EpilepticLobster
    @EpilepticLobster Жыл бұрын

    3:34 Cutter 😂

  • @zimelengema7876
    @zimelengema7876 Жыл бұрын

    3:35 Cutter

  • @eduardopupucon
    @eduardopupucon Жыл бұрын

    where did you get that cool jacket?

  • @eduardopupucon

    @eduardopupucon

    Жыл бұрын

    @@josephruddleston9855 i liked it lol

  • @Bluelikeasquare
    @Bluelikeasquare Жыл бұрын

    I love audidaws and cutter

  • @sweetybnz7482
    @sweetybnz7482 Жыл бұрын

    Interesting video about soccer and soccer balls. The history of soccer is quite interesting. Can we get more videos on soccer because with the soccer world cup on at the moment I'm sure people who follow soccer will like to watch more soccer videos about soccer.

  • @swankyangelo

    @swankyangelo

    Жыл бұрын

    Soccer? Do you mean fútbol?

  • @whatsup3519

    @whatsup3519

    Жыл бұрын

    It's football.😠

  • @rafangille

    @rafangille

    Жыл бұрын

    @@swankyangelo he’s speaking english lol

  • @mrkilo-g8794

    @mrkilo-g8794

    Жыл бұрын

    Football**

  • @SkegAudio

    @SkegAudio

    Жыл бұрын

    Good job triggering the fans 😂

  • @yzzxxvv
    @yzzxxvv Жыл бұрын

    Amazing

  • @sumfuhnny3576
    @sumfuhnny3576 Жыл бұрын

    3:34 Cutter is the best country

  • @LuckyBird551
    @LuckyBird551 Жыл бұрын

    There were times before where the same model ball was used in more than one tournament. The Telstar was used in both 1970 and 1974, while the Tango was used in both 1978 and 1982.

  • @maemilev
    @maemilev Жыл бұрын

    *You can't even find dustbin in qatar world cup!*

  • @elacomedido
    @elacomedido Жыл бұрын

    Mi favorita es la pecosa.

  • @engineer_yulan
    @engineer_yulan Жыл бұрын

    Streets won't forget Diego Forlan & Jabulani for a long time.

  • @deus_ex_machina_

    @deus_ex_machina_

    Жыл бұрын

    For some reason, your comment (in English) has a 'Translate to English (United Kingdom)' button. It translates to "Diego Forlan & the Jabulani will not be forgotten by the streets for a long time"

  • @engineer_yulan

    @engineer_yulan

    Жыл бұрын

    @@deus_ex_machina_ I've no Idea, presumably because I use VPN to hide my IP address. It tries translating to English. I may be wrong though. Cheers!!

  • @BlazenMikay
    @BlazenMikay Жыл бұрын

    Chill you never played with a 2010 ball. Thing had a mind of its own.

  • @ali99_82
    @ali99_82 Жыл бұрын

    Fifa world cup balls are made in my village of Sialkot, Pakistan 🇵🇰 :D

  • @steele1485

    @steele1485

    Жыл бұрын

    I seen some from China and Indonesia, are there any differences?

  • @ali99_82

    @ali99_82

    Жыл бұрын

    @@steele1485 the ones in the official matches are Pakistani made, since there is a huge demand kn the market other vendors are often commissioned to make balls for consumers I heard chinese balls are inferior interms of quality, i dont know about the Indonesian balls

  • @sundalongpatpat
    @sundalongpatpat Жыл бұрын

    3:33 "Cutter"

  • @GeoAce777
    @GeoAce777 Жыл бұрын

    the match ball from '54 🇨🇭looks WILD! 😄

  • @vzqz4582
    @vzqz4582 Жыл бұрын

    My son wants to start to collect FIFA ball, which one would you say I should buy? I’m sure he’s probably going to end up using it 😅

  • @steele1485

    @steele1485

    Жыл бұрын

    Does he want official match ball to collect or play with? World cup balls or FIFA approved balls? There are options at lower prices and balls where he can have a little of both.

  • @jwanilpatel3223
    @jwanilpatel3223 Жыл бұрын

    I can't take anything this guy says seriously when he calls Qatar "cutter"

  • @jacob_
    @jacob_ Жыл бұрын

    Nice

  • @Jesus-Christ10
    @Jesus-Christ10 Жыл бұрын

    Bro said cutter instead of Qatar 💀

  • @mkhidir93
    @mkhidir93 Жыл бұрын

    First time I heard someone pronounce Qatar as Cutter.

  • @magtovi
    @magtovi Жыл бұрын

    1:12 so hundreds of years of Mesoamerican civilizations playing with rubber balls just went out the window.

  • @mynt7641
    @mynt7641 Жыл бұрын

    Branding, its that simple.

  • @tseringnorbu7937
    @tseringnorbu7937 Жыл бұрын

    @tengotek your intro music

  • @asimpleguy9667
    @asimpleguy9667 Жыл бұрын

    2022 world cup ball has a problem, all the balls go very high even on a perfect strike

  • @dhruvpatel9246

    @dhruvpatel9246

    Жыл бұрын

    Nah man...thats just how Harry Kane struck it

  • @deleted-something
    @deleted-something Жыл бұрын

    Fr

  • @amierullridzwan2025
    @amierullridzwan2025 Жыл бұрын

    2026 we kicking human head for world cup.

  • @ChibiSteak
    @ChibiSteak Жыл бұрын

    Finished

  • @ezcashezcash
    @ezcashezcash Жыл бұрын

    Great video, but seriously Joseph, what are you wearing? ... Dave Coulier called and he wants his shirt back!

  • @jans1982
    @jans1982 Жыл бұрын

    To sell new balls. #savedyouaclick

  • @kartikrajsingh1895
    @kartikrajsingh1895 Жыл бұрын

    Best ball would be the brazuca

  • @TheKingOf2024
    @TheKingOf2024 Жыл бұрын

    It's not soccer, it's football!

  • @carr16k
    @carr16k29 күн бұрын

    2022 world Cup in "cutter"

  • @Justsayinggggg
    @Justsayinggggg Жыл бұрын

    Cutter? Or Qatar?

  • @101yayo
    @101yayo Жыл бұрын

    Cutter 2022

  • @kumudra8107
    @kumudra8107 Жыл бұрын

    Dear KABAR THU KABAR THAR TOE (2022) New ball Ko Htaut Thauin Ka Sar Pay Yan Taung So Kya

  • @Nino-mf9ek
    @Nino-mf9ek Жыл бұрын

    A football ball is a ball that you kick. It needs to be nothing more and nothing less.

  • @ilikeanime3948
    @ilikeanime3948 Жыл бұрын

    brto said cutter

  • @Marakulous43
    @Marakulous43 Жыл бұрын

    What’s the name of the music @3:17?

  • @KidFury27
    @KidFury27 Жыл бұрын

    Dude. That shirt... The 90s called and told us it wasn't cool even then. But you go get it Paula Poundstone.

  • @ericcarabetta1161
    @ericcarabetta1161 Жыл бұрын

    The engineering of the ball is significantly more interesting than the sport it's being used in.

  • @michaelrivera131
    @michaelrivera131 Жыл бұрын

    It's called soccer

  • @MegaStara
    @MegaStara Жыл бұрын

    Nah, ref is the first thing you blame if you lose.

  • @jmpowers83
    @jmpowers83 Жыл бұрын

    What is Oddy Das?

  • @amitpothare
    @amitpothare Жыл бұрын

    It's not the bullet who kill the person.. It's man behind the trigger.. So does true for football...it's man behind the ball..

  • @addium3151

    @addium3151

    Жыл бұрын

    Ya but if the bullet doesn't fly in a straight line and the shooter misses, how is it the shooters fault.

  • @amitpothare

    @amitpothare

    Жыл бұрын

    @@addium3151 😂😂😂😂so take football or bullet fire from short distance...if the person is not capable to deliver shot from long

  • @valencianpride21
    @valencianpride21 Жыл бұрын

    Because they want that extra money 🤑

  • @monos70
    @monos70 Жыл бұрын

    Telstar is my favorite

  • @kalel311superman9
    @kalel311superman9 Жыл бұрын

    i can't wait what they bust out for 2026

  • @danielbinette7968
    @danielbinette7968 Жыл бұрын

    did that guy with all the balls in his house pronounce any word in this video correctly?

  • @DnimfoYnohtna
    @DnimfoYnohtna Жыл бұрын

    Why’d the other guy pronounce Qatar like that 😂 I never anyone heard anyone say that

  • @7even254

    @7even254

    Жыл бұрын

    Cus that's how it's supposed to be pronounced, local dialect sounds like "cutter" rather than Qatar

  • @ShiroKage009
    @ShiroKage009 Жыл бұрын

    Sad that there's no mention of the tracking tech implemented in the ball. It made so many matches way more interesting.

  • @vinyl12blagger
    @vinyl12blagger Жыл бұрын

    Marketing

  • @jc01057
    @jc01057 Жыл бұрын

    Bill Cosby lost his shirt.

  • @kivi_1561
    @kivi_1561 Жыл бұрын

    Cutter ?🤦

  • @rogermoore27
    @rogermoore27 Жыл бұрын

    Football. I don't know where the hell the word 'soccer' came from

  • @steele1485

    @steele1485

    Жыл бұрын

    Came from England.

  • @novalarifin9703
    @novalarifin9703 Жыл бұрын

    finally an explanation video from western media about Qatar World Cup that doesn't go politic-

  • @akshatgupta4817

    @akshatgupta4817

    Жыл бұрын

    I mean the human rights violations are very credible. It's not some Western media bs its just the truth. Thousands died so that people could kick some balls

  • @nj9897
    @nj9897 Жыл бұрын

    football*

  • @yousefshorafa80
    @yousefshorafa80 Жыл бұрын

    Simple, 💰💰💰💸💸💸

  • @itsytyt5192
    @itsytyt5192 Жыл бұрын

    ag

  • @CHIEF_420
    @CHIEF_420 Жыл бұрын

    🐠 > 🥩

  • @kucingoyen1
    @kucingoyen1 Жыл бұрын

    Yeah, the answer is always money

  • @jonpetter8921
    @jonpetter8921 Жыл бұрын

    *Football

  • @noeltorres9175
    @noeltorres9175 Жыл бұрын

    🤕⚽😎

  • @jbohnoff
    @jbohnoff Жыл бұрын

    160 for a soccer ball??? That's Al-Rihla expensive!

  • @bsevilla912
    @bsevilla912 Жыл бұрын

    Addydas

  • @C0ld_Ed1tz
    @C0ld_Ed1tz11 ай бұрын

    200th comment

  • @RandomBogey
    @RandomBogey Жыл бұрын

    8:28 No, I blame Kevin because he pussyfoots around in the goalie box and never pays attention, allowing the other team to score.

  • @DnimfoYnohtna
    @DnimfoYnohtna Жыл бұрын

    Not relevant but Nike makes some bad footballs, idk the only Nike ball I like is the Nike pitch traing balls 😂 you can hit some beautiful shots with those & there durable haha

  • @steele1485

    @steele1485

    Жыл бұрын

    😳 those panels are terrible and have no texture. I'm a keeper btw🙂

  • @fatehyabali
    @fatehyabali Жыл бұрын

    F

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