{"id":21693,"date":"2025-10-03T03:04:16","date_gmt":"2025-10-03T03:04:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=21693"},"modified":"2025-10-03T03:04:16","modified_gmt":"2025-10-03T03:04:16","slug":"fifa-unveils-trionda-the-official-ball-of-the-2026-world-cup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=21693","title":{"rendered":"FIFA unveils Trionda, the official ball of the 2026 World Cup"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>FIFA has unveiled the official match ball for the 2026 World Cup, combining high-tech refinements and design details celebrating the three co-host countries &#8212; the United States, Mexico and Canada.<\/p>\n<p>The ball, called Trionda, was again designed by German manufacturer Adidas, provider of the official World Cup balls since the 1970 tournament.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I am delighted and proud to present the Trionda,&#8221; FIFA president Gianni Infantino as the ball was revealed at an event in New York on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>The first World Cup organized by three countries, with 48 teams competing, inspired both the name and the design of the ball featuring red, blue and green colors.<\/p>\n<p>Iconography from each host nation &#8212; maple leaves from Canada, the eagle from Mexico and stars from the United States also feature, with a triangle referring to the unity of the three countries.<\/p>\n<p>Less visible are technological advancements that include deep seams designed to produce &#8220;optimal in-flight stability&#8221; and embossed icons that improve grip in wet or humid conditions.<\/p>\n<p>A motion sensor chip will relay information on the ball&#8217;s movement, sending data to the video assistant referee (VAR) system.<\/p>\n<p>The unveiling marks another step in the countdown to the North American World Cup, which will be held June 11-July 19 next year.<\/p>\n<p>FIFA has launched its online phased ticket sales procedures, with more than 4.5 million fans from 216 countries and territories entering the presale draw.<\/p>\n<p>The tournament draw will be held in Washington on December 5.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FIFA has unveiled the official match ball for the 2026 World Cup, combining high-tech refinements and design details celebrating the three co-host countries &#8212; the United States, Mexico and Canada. The ball, called Trionda, was again designed by German manufacturer Adidas, provider of the official World Cup balls since the 1970 tournament. &#8220;I am delighted [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-21693","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-english-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21693","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=21693"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21693\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=21693"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=21693"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=21693"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}