The official ball of the second FIFA World Cup was Federale 102. In the early thirties, football was played mainly with English balls. But the hosts of the tournament insisted that the main matches of the final tournament be played with Italian-made balls. And they were right. The balls were still laced up then. And on English models, the lacing was stiff, made of leather. This often led to head wounds - many photos from those days show players wearing headbands to avoid injury, but the Italians presented the world with cotton lacing, which was much softer.
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The 1934 World Cup was held in Italy. The hosts of the tournament showed incredible zeal to win, which led them to the final. There they met with the Czechoslovak national team. The teams did not have enough 90 minutes to identify the winner. In extra time, 95 minutes into the match, Angelo Schiavio's goal brought the Italians victory. The Italian national team beat Czechoslovakia with a score of 2:1.
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