The official ball of the 2010 World Cup was named Jabulani. This is an ancient word meaning "striving for the stars." The name was chosen for a reason: the Championship was held on the 25th anniversary of the Apollo 11 space mission.
The design continued to develop the space theme. Adidas depicted galaxies, planets, black holes and, of course, stars in black and white on twenty hexagons. The conquest of space for residents of the United States is associated with the desire to win. And Questra perfectly conveyed this feeling to football fans.
In 1994, 24 teams participated in the final stage of the FIFA World Cup for the last time. The Championship matches were held in stadiums with a capacity of up to 91,000 spectators, which helped to set absolute attendance records for World Cup matches.
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For the first time, not a single goal was scored in the final match of the World Cup. Also, for the first time, the final ended in a draw, and penalty shootouts were used to determine the champion. The Brazilian national team became the champion, beating the Italian national team.
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