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Adidas Trionda Ball Drives Record 177 Goals at WC2026

6/26/2026

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Adidas’ Trionda ball, with four panels, bonded construction and an AI sensor recording data 500 times per second, is used in World Cup 2026.
Its reduced drag has produced an average of three goals per match—the highest rate since 1958—and 177 goals, a tournament record.
Seoul Women’s University found a drag-crisis at certain speeds that catches keepers such as Luca Zidane.
Joe Hart said the faster ball shortens keeper reaction time.

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Adidas’ Trionda ball, with four panels, bonded construction and an AI sensor recording data 500 times per second, is used in World Cup 2026.
Its reduced drag has produced an average of three goals per match—the highest rate since 1958—and 177 goals, a tournament record.
Seoul Women’s University found a drag-crisis at certain speeds that catches keepers such as Luca Zidane.
Joe Hart said the faster ball shortens keeper reaction time.