# Adidas Tricolore

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Official match ball of 1998 FIFA World Cup

Adidas Tricolore Type Association football Inventor Adidas Inception 1998 (1998) Manufacturer Adidas

**Adidas Tricolore** (French pronunciation: [\[adidas tʁikɔlɔʁ\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA/French)) was the [official match ball](/source/List_of_FIFA_World_Cup_official_match_balls) of [1998 FIFA World Cup](/source/1998_FIFA_World_Cup) in [France](/source/France).[1] The Tricolore was officially unveiled in December 1997, being the first colorized ball used in a [FIFA World Cup](/source/FIFA_World_Cup).[2]

## Overview

The tricolour flag and cockerel, traditional symbols of France were used as inspiration for the design. Made by [Adidas](/source/Adidas), it was the first multi-coloured ball to be used in the tournament's final stage and was also the final World Cup ball to bear the classic [Tango](/source/Adidas_Tango) design, introduced in [the 1978 tournament](/source/1978_FIFA_World_Cup). The design of blue triads decorated with cockerel motifs was adopted to represent the colours of the [flag of France](/source/Flag_of_France).[3][4] Tricolore was also the first Adidas World Cup match ball manufactured outside of Europe (made in [Pakistan](/source/Pakistan), [Morocco](/source/Morocco) & [Indonesia](/source/Indonesia)) since the 1970 [Adidas Telstar](/source/Adidas_Telstar). "Tricolore" means "three-colored" in French.

More than twenty roughs had been proposed by the Adidas design team before the definitive version was approved. The aim was to amalgamate symbols of the French culture and heritage, adopting the colors used in the [French Revolution](/source/French_Revolution). The [Gallic rooster](/source/Gallic_rooster) and the [TGV](/source/TGV) were some of the symbols chosen to represent the French identity on the ball.[2]

*Adidas Tango Argentina*, that was built using the same technology of Adidas Tricolore, was used as official match ball of [Argentine Primera División](/source/Argentine_Primera_Divisi%C3%B3n) until [2003–04 Argentine Primera División](/source/2003%E2%80%9304_Argentine_Primera_Divisi%C3%B3n).[5]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Tricolore_1-0)** ["1998: adidas Tricolore"](https://web.archive.org/web/20100705075818/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/germany2006/news/newsid%3D28402.html). *FIFA.com*. [Fédération Internationale de Football Association](/source/F%C3%A9d%C3%A9ration_Internationale_de_Football_Association). 24 June 2006. Archived from [the original](https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/germany2006/news/newsid=28402.html) on July 5, 2010. Retrieved 12 March 2013.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-fifa_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-fifa_2-1) [Tricolore - así se llama la nueva estrella](https://web.archive.org/web/20190830022413/https://es.fifa.com/news/tricolore-asi-llama-nueva-estrella-76133) on FIFA.com, 25 Dec 1997

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** [ADIDAS TRICOLORE: WORLD CUP 1998](http://capital-balls.com/adidas-tricolore-world-cup-1998/) on Capital Balls, 14 Dec 2016

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Fifa World Cup match balls through time"](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/competitions/world-cup-2010/pictures/6670565/Fifa-World-Cup-match-balls-through-time.html?image=24). *[Telegraph.co.uk](/source/Telegraph.co.uk)*. 27 November 2009. Retrieved 12 March 2013.{{[cite news](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Cite_news)}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service ([link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_deprecated_archival_service))

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Tango Argentina is official match ball of Argentina Primera Division 2004 | Football Balls Database"](https://football-balls.com/ball-details/tango-argentina-official-match-ball-of-argentina-primera-division-2004). *football-balls.com*. Retrieved 2024-04-06.

Preceded by Questra FIFA World Cup official ball 1998 Succeeded by Fevernova

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