As at the 1970 World Cup, in 1974 Adidas Telstar became the official ball. The ball is much more moisture-resistant thanks to the special Durlast coating, whose name became the second word in the full name of the new ball - Adidas Telstar Durlast.
The design of the Telstar has hardly changed since 1970. Only the text applied to the ball and its font have changed.
FACTS ABOUT THIS BALL
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In addition to Telstar Durlast, Adidas presented several balls for the 1974 Championship. The all-white Chile Durlast ball, whose design referred to the official ball of the 1962 Chilean World Cup, and the Tricolore elast tricolor, repeating the Telstar design, but adding brightness to it. The 10th anniversary World Cup was held in Germany and West Berlin. It is noteworthy that doping control was introduced for the first time at this Сhampionship. In the final of the Сhampionship, the teams of Germany and the Netherlands met, where the former won with a score of 1:2. The decisive goal was the only goal in the match scored not on penalties.
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