Official FIFA 2014 World Cup ball in Brazil
Adidas Brazuca and Brazuca Rio Final model
Adidas launched Brazuca as the official match ball for World Cup in Brazil 2014. The name Brazuca wase choosen due to a national vote by brazilian people. Brazuca was the winner name with a 78% of the vote. Other possible names for the ball were Bossa Nova and Carnavalesca. The informal term 'brazuca' (our fellow) is used by Brazilians to describe national pride in the Brazilian way of life", and "mirroring their approach to football, it symbolises emotion, pride and goodwill to all". The term is also used as slang for "Brazilian" and became well-known abroad due to the Brazilian diaspora. Adidas designed and created a nwe element for the Brazuca's carcass, small granules around the ball's surface. These granules gave a better control of the ball by players. About the design, Brazuca has a multi-colour design referenced from the traditional wish bracelet to represent Brazil. The colours used in the match balls are blue, green, red, white and black.
The ball consists of six polyurethane panels which have been thermally bonded; the reduction in the number of panels is claimed to increase the consistency in the ball.
For the final Adidas introduced Brazuca Final Rio, the officila match ball for the final between Germany and Argentina. The only difference with standard Brazuca was the colors.
