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The “journey” ball for the 2022 World Cup has caused controversy recently over its place of manufacture.
The ball caused Portuguese star Cristiano Ronaldo not to count against Uruguay and counted it for his colleague Bruno Fernandez, and it also caused Germany to be excluded from the finals. World Cup 2022.
A state of controversy arose recently, about the country that manufactures the ball, between Egypt, Pakistan and other countries.
What is the 2022 World Cup ball?
The World Cup ball is produced by the German company “Adidas”, but to protect consumer rights and commercial integrity, the place of manufacture must be mentioned.
And one of the factories in Egypt announced the manufacture of 1,500 copies of the World Cup ball, “The Journey”, but it turned out that this ball is not the official ball in which the World Cup matches are played.
Al Ain Sports went to the official store of Adidas in Qatar, which included two types of balls, the first being “REPLICA” for mass consumption, with a price of $50, and several copies of it are made in China, Pakistan, Indonesia and Egypt.
The official ball of the 2022 World Cup
As for the official ball in which the World Cup matches are played, which appear in the halls of the official press conferences of the national teams, they are completely different, and the “official ball for the match” is written on them.
Also, phrases appear on the official ball of the World Cup in several languages, including the Arabic language, in which it says, “Football is responsibility, cooperation, teamwork, passion, and respect.”
And to a great surprise, it turned out that this official ball was made in China and not in any other country.