Official FIFA 1958 World Cup ball in Sweden
Top Star model
Ball used on The World Cup in Sweden 1958. This ball was made of genuine leather and it consisted of 25 panels.. For this tournament were used two ball models with different color, brown and white one. The white model was used on the last matches, but not in the final. It had a bladder like the current balls to be inflated. Available at store. Garrincha dribbling an opponent with Top-Star model (picture above).
One of the offical posters of the Top Star ball for the 1958 World Cup in Sweden.
Pele playing the championship with the official ball, the Top-Star.
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).
In this tournament were used until 3 ball models. The only difference was the color. There were 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).
