Telstar 18 (soccer)

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The Telstar 18

Telstar 18 is the name of the official match ball for the group stage of the 2018 World Cup . The name " Telstar " goes back to the name of the ball from the soccer world championships in 1970 in Mexico and 1974 in Germany . The "18" stands for the year 2018. The soccer ball is made by Adidas .

The " Telstar Mechta " was used for the knockout phase of the 2018 World Cup .

In the 2018/19 season of the German 3rd division , the ball was used across the board.

Web links

Commons : Adidas Telstar 18  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. FIFA introduces "Telstar 18". In: kicker online . Olympia-Verlag GmbH , November 9, 2017, accessed on November 10, 2017 .
  2. adidas Football unveils the Official Match Ball for the knockout phase. In: fifa.com. June 26, 2018, accessed June 27, 2018 .
  3. Uniform match ball for the 3rd league from 2018/19 , dfb.de, accessed on February 17, 2019