The official ball of the 1998 French World Cup, navali Tricolore, is translated from French as "tricolor". Adidas decided to completely abandon the traditional black and white patterns and make the first multi-colored football ball in the history of world competitions.
The design is inspired by the traditional symbols of the French Republic and the national team — the tricolor flag and the Gallic rooster. It is noteworthy that the new Adidas logo is used on this ball for the first time, it is stylized under the crest of a rooster.
FACTS ABOUT THIS BALL
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Adidas prepared a special version of the ball for the final, where the blue elements became brighter, and gold edging appeared on the edges of the panels. The 1998 World Cup brought many innovations: referees started using electronic scoreboards instead of cards to announce substitutions and time compensations, introduced the "golden ball" rule, banned back steps and allowed three substitutions per match. In the Championship final, the French national team became the champion for the first time, beating Brazil with a score of 0:3.
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