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France 1998

Tricolore

Adidas · 1998 FIFA World Cup

1998

Year

32

Panels

Adidas

Maker

France

Winner

About the Tricolore

The first World Cup ball to use multiple colors, featuring the French tricolor. Syntactic foam microspheres improved feel.

MaterialSyntactic foam
TechnologyFirst multi-colored ball
Host NationFrance

Did You Know?

First World Cup ball to break from the traditional Tango design.

Tournament Winner

France

France 1998

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