Official match ball of the 1958 World Cup in Sweden

Model Top-Star

This ball was made of genuine leather and it consisted of 25 panels. It had a bladder like current balls to be inflated.

Above we see the Brazil team which was the champion of the world on that tournament. The picture shows a young Pele looking at the floor (the third player from the right in the bottom row)

Pele playing the championship witht the official ball, the Top-Star

Garrincha dribbling an opponent with Top-Star model (picture above)

Official poster of the 1958 World Cup tournament

In this tournament were used until 3 ball models. The only difference was the color. There were in a brown color, yellow and white color. The white model was used in the final stage of the championship, specifically in the semifinals and in the third and fourth position match between France vs Germany (picture above)