Sportswear brand adidas +Teamgeist Berlin, the Match Ball especially produced for the final game in Berlin on July 9th, was officially unveiled by the President of the Organizing Committee, Franz Beckenbauer at the Brandenburger Gate in Berlin.
'The golden adidas +Teamgeist Berlin will only be used in one game, the single most important game in global football, the FIFA World Cup final.'
“The FIFA World Cup final is the most important match in the history of sport. There really is no greater thing than to play in a World Cup final."
"That is why I think it is a fantastic idea to have a very special ball especially for this match,” said Franz Beckenbauer President of the FIFA World Cup Organizing Committee: “Sure, the ball will still be round, no change there. But it will be a very special game and it is going to be played with a golden match ball that was especially designed for it. I think that's absolutely fantastic!”
This special Match Ball design is similar to the adidas +Teamgeist but executed in gold, the color of the FIFA World Cup trophy, with black and white details. Its name, “+Teamgeist Berlin”, is not only based on the single most decisive characteristic every team needs to have in order to lift the trophy, team spirit, but also on the German capital where the final will be played.
The adidas Golden Ball is already a well-known element in the world of football, because it is the name of the official FIFA trophy awarded to the best player of the FIFA World Cup tournament.