Official match ball for 2002 World Cup unveiled

Official match ball for 2002 World Cup unveiled

PUSAN, South Korea - World Cup sponsor Adidas unveils in Pusan on Nov. 30 the official match ball for next year's World Cup to be held in Japan and South Korea. Boasting a newly improved syntactic foam layer consisting of highly compressible and durable gas-filled balloons, the ''Fevernova'' features a golden star symbolizing the energy dedicated by Japan and South Korea to the World Cup that is being held in Asia for the first time.

  • Product Code
  • ILEA001087129
  • Registered date
  • 2001/11/30 00:00:00
  • Credit
  • Kyodo / Kyodo News Images
  • Media source
  • 2001 Kyodo News
  • Media size
  • 1864 × 1713 pixel
  • Resolution
  • dpi
  • Deployment size
  • 750.76(KB)*
  • Special instruction

*File size when opened in Photoshop, etc.

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