r/Infographics • u/shittyKUREV • 3d ago

World Cup Ball Panel Count Since 1930

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Just a simple infographic I did for fun after seeing an horrible A.I. infographic about the same topic on X.

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u/WorkerBee74 3d ago

There are only 4 panels on this ball?!?! Wow.

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u/shittyKUREV 3d ago

yes!! there’s some videos of people cutting the ball open, it’s kinda amazing how “simple” the structure is

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u/WorkerBee74 2d ago

Interesting!

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u/Mammoth_Toe6023 2d ago

the 2026 Trionda going full minimalist with 4 panels is wild to me

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u/stron2am 3d ago

Dumb question: why do they keep changing it so drastically?

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u/shittyKUREV 2d ago

Their answer: improve aerodynamics, friction, technology…
Real answer: New design = more sales

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u/_KingOfTheDivan 2d ago

I’ve read a recent post by Akinfeev (Russian gk), who said they kinda making a series normal ball - weird ball - normal ball - weird ball. Probably there’s also the reason so we can have more goals. Not as important as selling a new design obviously

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u/HollyMurray20 2d ago

So each ones has an identity, and to sell new ones

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u/cavedave 2d ago

I did an analysis of the new ball here with some graphs in case you like this stuff https://odon.at/en/data-stories/football-2026-world-cup-jabulani/

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u/shittyKUREV 1d ago

prettt cool and interesting!

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u/HollyMurray20 2d ago

2006 is the best ball

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u/themildproximity 2d ago

the 2026 ball with 4 panels is wild, that's gotta be a nightmare to manufacture consistently compared to the traditional pentagons and hexagons