adidas Brazuca Final Rio Official Match Football White/Black/Metallic Gold - size 5

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Ghani, Faris (23 May 2014). "The hands that formed the Brazuca". Al Jazeera English . Retrieved 14 June 2014.

AFP. "Football: Sialkot workers fire 'Brazuca' ball to Brazil – The Express Tribune". Tribune.com.pk . Retrieved 12 June 2014. Dreyer, Mark (11 June 2014). "Your World Cup In China Viewing Guide: Dates, Times, And Chinese Characteristics". Beijing Cream. Archived from the original on 13 June 2014 . Retrieved 14 June 2014.The following competition used Brazuca ball which was also used in the World Cup, unless named different. AFC edit a b c "adidas Brazuca Final Rio unveiled". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 29 May 2014. Archived from the original on 29 May 2014 . Retrieved 14 July 2014.

The Brazuca went through an extensive testing process before its use at the World Cup. [2] [5] Adidas had been developing the ball for over 2 years, and had worked with many teams and players to ensure the ball was acceptable. [2] The ball has appeared in the FIFA U-20 World Cup, DFB-Pokal final as well as disguised as the Adidas Cafusa in international friendly matches. [10] Each team participating in the World Cup finals were delivered a set of Brazuca balls after the unveiling in December 2013 to have sufficient time to practice with it. [9] Production edit Several Brazuca balls, at the friendly between Algeria and Armenia in 2014 The original Brazuca balls for the World Cup finals were contract manufactured in Pakistan, [11] however bona fide replica balls are made in both China [2] and Pakistan. [11] adidas unveils brazuca, the official ball of the 2014 World Cup". SBNation.com . Retrieved 12 June 2014.The Adidas Brazuca, being used in the 2014 FIFA World Cup quarter final between Brazil and Colombia According to FIFA, "the informal term 'brazuca' (our fellow) is used by Brazilians to describe national pride in the Brazilian way of life", and "mirroring their approach to football, it symbolises emotion, pride and goodwill to all". [1] [2] The term is also used as slang for "Brazilian" and became well-known abroad due to the Brazilian diaspora.