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FIFA and Adidas Unveil Gold Trionda Final for World Cup Semifinals and Final

FIFA says the gold design honors the tournament’s host cities while retaining the Trionda’s connected IMU sensor that feeds VAR about 500 times per second.

Overview

  • FIFA and Adidas revealed the Trionda Final on Tuesday, announcing the gold, black and white ball for the two semifinals, the third-place match and the final.
  • The change is purely cosmetic: FIFA confirmed the Final keeps the Trionda’s four-panel construction, relieved seams and the same materials so player experience and flight behavior remain unchanged.
  • The ball continues to use a connected inertial measurement unit (IMU) at its center that records movement roughly 500 times per second, sends data to VAR systems, and recharges by induction.
  • FIFA says the new look pays tribute to the 16 host cities and replaces the original Trionda’s green, red and blue palette that referenced the three host countries.
  • The special final ball follows a World Cup tradition of distinct match balls for the tournament climax and gives Adidas and broadcasters a high-visibility branding moment during the competition’s largest audiences.