Adidas Telstar 18
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The Adidas Telstar 18 is the official match ball designed by Adidas for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, featuring a modern reinterpretation of the classic Telstar panel design.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Adidas Telstar 18 canonical | 18 |
| Adidas Telstar Mechta | 3 |
| Adidas Telstar | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1826946 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Adidas Telstar 18 Context triple: [2018 FIFA World Cup matches, ballUsed, Adidas Telstar 18]
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A.
Adidas Telstar Durlast
The Adidas Telstar Durlast is a classic black-and-white paneled football produced by Adidas, best known for its iconic use as the match ball in major 1970s international tournaments.
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B.
Adidas Jabulani
The Adidas Jabulani is the highly publicized and controversial football known for its unique panel design and unpredictable flight characteristics.
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C.
Adidas Etrusco Unico
The Adidas Etrusco Unico is a classic Adidas football notable for its innovative synthetic foam layer and iconic design featuring Etruscan lion heads, used in major international tournaments in the early 1990s.
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D.
Adidas Fevernova
Adidas Fevernova is the distinctive, gold-and-red patterned Adidas football used as the official match ball of the 2002 FIFA World Cup, noted for its innovative design and altered flight characteristics.
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E.
Adidas
Adidas is a global sportswear and equipment company known for its iconic three-stripe branding and production of athletic footwear, apparel, and accessories.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Adidas Telstar 18 Target entity description: The Adidas Telstar 18 is the official match ball designed by Adidas for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, featuring a modern reinterpretation of the classic Telstar panel design.
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A.
Adidas Telstar Durlast
The Adidas Telstar Durlast is a classic black-and-white paneled football produced by Adidas, best known for its iconic use as the match ball in major 1970s international tournaments.
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B.
Adidas Jabulani
The Adidas Jabulani is the highly publicized and controversial football known for its unique panel design and unpredictable flight characteristics.
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C.
Adidas Etrusco Unico
The Adidas Etrusco Unico is a classic Adidas football notable for its innovative synthetic foam layer and iconic design featuring Etruscan lion heads, used in major international tournaments in the early 1990s.
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D.
Adidas Fevernova
Adidas Fevernova is the distinctive, gold-and-red patterned Adidas football used as the official match ball of the 2002 FIFA World Cup, noted for its innovative design and altered flight characteristics.
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E.
Adidas
Adidas is a global sportswear and equipment company known for its iconic three-stripe branding and production of athletic footwear, apparel, and accessories.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
FIFA World Cup match ball
ⓘ
association football ⓘ football (soccer) ball ⓘ |
| approvedBy | FIFA ⓘ |
| associatedCompetition | FIFA World Cup ⓘ |
| category |
football equipment
ⓘ
sports equipment ⓘ |
| circumference | approximately 69 cm ⓘ |
| color |
black
ⓘ
grey ⓘ metallic details ⓘ white ⓘ |
| construction | thermally bonded ⓘ |
| contains | NFC chip ⓘ |
| countryOfManufacturer | Germany ⓘ |
| designInspiredBy | classic Telstar ball of 1970s ⓘ |
| firstWorldCupBallWith | embedded NFC chip ⓘ |
| graphicsTheme | pixelated design ⓘ |
| hasFeature | near-field communication technology ⓘ |
| introducedBy | Adidas ⓘ |
| launchCampaignIncludes |
Alessandro Del Piero
ⓘ
Kaká ⓘ Lionel Messi ⓘ Xabi Alonso ⓘ Zinedine Zidane ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Adidas ⓘ |
| material | polyurethane outer layer ⓘ |
| meetsStandard | FIFA Quality Pro ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Adidas Telstar
ⓘ
linked to:
Adidas Telstar Durlast
|
| officialMatchBallOf | 2018 FIFA World Cup ⓘ |
| panelConnection | seamless ⓘ |
| panelDesign | six-panel design ⓘ |
| panelShape | thermally bonded panels ⓘ |
| predecessor | Adidas Brazuca ⓘ |
| primaryUse | association football matches ⓘ |
| sponsorshipBrand |
Adidas Performance
ⓘ
linked to:
Adidas
|
| successor |
Adidas Conext 19
ⓘ
linked to:
Adidas Conext19
Adidas Telstar Mechta ⓘ
linked to:
Adidas Telstar 18
|
| surfaceTexture | textured surface ⓘ |
| unveiledForEvent | 2018 FIFA World Cup ⓘ |
| unveiledInCity | Moscow ⓘ |
| unveiledOn | 2017-11-09 ⓘ |
| usedBy |
national football teams
ⓘ
professional football players ⓘ |
| usedInStage |
2018 FIFA World Cup group stage
ⓘ
2018 FIFA World Cup knockout stage ⓘ |
| usedInTournament |
2017 FIFA Club World Cup
ⓘ
linked to:
FIFA Club World Cup
2018 FIFA World Cup ⓘ 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (selected matches) ⓘ |
| variant |
Adidas Telstar Mechta
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linked to:
Adidas Telstar 18
|
| weight | approximately 430 g ⓘ |
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Subject: Adidas Telstar 18 Description of subject: The Adidas Telstar 18 is the official match ball designed by Adidas for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, featuring a modern reinterpretation of the classic Telstar panel design.
Referenced by (22)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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South Korea vs Germany
linked to: Adidas Telstar 18