1998 World Cup Painted Ball

Product Name : 1998 World Cup Painted Ball

Date of Registration : 02/01/2023

Category Art : Painting

Art Field : Visual Arts

Total Production : One Collection with Twenty Three Balls

Production Year : 2022

Art Style : Acrylic

Ball Name : Tricolore

Artist Name : Fatemeh Zarei

Size : 5

Weight (gr) : 416 – 426

Has a signature : Yes

Materials :

Many people believe that the Tricolore was the first colored Adidas ball produced for major tournaments, but this is not true: in 1996, colored balls were already used at the European Championships (adidas Questra Europa) and the Olympics (Adidas Questra Olympia). So the statement is only correct like this: the Tricolore was the first colored Adidas World Cup ball. But this is not the only reason why the Tricolore has become an eternally defining ball. After all, this was the last World Cup ball since 1978 with the Tango design. (The Tango design was used for two more years, on the official ball of the 1999 Women’s World Cup as Adidas Icon, on the ball of the 2000 European Championship as Terrestra Silverstream and at the 2000 Olympic Games as Gamarada). The name and colors of the Tricolore ball refer to the French flag. Michel Platini specifically instructed Adidas to include French industry among the motifs on the ball, which is how the turbine came to be. But the Tango model also features the Gallic rooster, whose red crest evokes the manufacturers logo, which is a brilliant design element, and many consider the Tricolore to be the most beautiful Adidas ball to date.

About Tricolore :

Tricolore ball was the first colored ball of world championship. The Adidas Tricolore was used synthetic foam layer with a regular array of durable micro-cells filled with gas. This structure provides durability and good tactile contact with the ball. It’s first time, since 1970, when the World Cup ball was made not in Europe: Adidas Tricolore has been created in Morocco.