{{Short description|Football produced by Adidas for 2026 FIFA World Cup}} {{Infobox product | title = Trionda | image = Adidas Trionda Official Match Ball.jpg | image_size = | alt = | caption = Official match ball | type = [[ball (association football)|Football]] | manufacturer = [[Adidas]] | inception = October 2, 2025 | available = Yes | current supplier = [[Forward Sports]] | last production = | models = | website = | notes = }} The '''Adidas Trionda''' is a [[Football (ball)|football]] produced by [[Adidas]]. It is the official [[List of FIFA World Cup official match balls|match ball]] of the [[2026 FIFA World Cup]], hosted by Canada, Mexico, and the United States.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mewis |first=Joe |date=September 9, 2025 |title='An assault on the eyes' Leaked World Cup ball slammed as design dubbed one of the worst ever |url=https://www.fourfourtwo.com/features/world-cup-ball-leaked-and-it-could-be-the-worst-ever |access-date=September 11, 2025 |website=[[FourFourTwo]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=May 2, 2025 |title=FIFA World Cup 2026 'Trionda' Match Ball Leaks, Featuring U.S., Mexico and Canada Colors |url=https://www.si.com/soccer/fifa-world-cup-2026-trionda-match-ball-leak |access-date=September 11, 2025 |website=SI |language=en-US}}</ref> It was introduced on October 2, 2025. The ball is thermally bonded together from just four panels, the smallest number yet for a FIFA World Cup ball.<ref name="SciAmer">{{Cite web |last=Hasson |first=Emma R. |title=The Surprising Math and Physics behind the 2026 World Cup Soccer Ball |url=https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-surprising-math-and-physics-behind-the-2026-trionda-world-cup-soccer-ball/ |access-date=2025-09-11 |website=Scientific American |language=en}}</ref>
== Description == The Trionda's membrane is made of four thermally bonded [[polyurethane]] panels, the lowest number for any FIFA World Cup match ball so far.<ref name="SciAmer" /> Like with the [[Adidas Al Rihla|Al Rihla]] in [[2022 FIFA World Cup|2022]], its surface is textured with [[Paper embossing|debossed]] macro and micro patterns (specifically on the ball's icons), meant to improve the ball's flight stability, swerve and grip in wet conditions.<ref name="Adidas">{{cite web |title=adidas unveils 'Trionda' – the Official Match Ball of the Fifa World Cup26™ |url=https://news.adidas.com/football/adidas-unveils--trionda----the-official-match-ball-of-the-fifa-world-cup26-/s/27042e3a-12ba-482d-8839-8a96e056b33e |website=adidas News Site {{!}} Press Resources for all Brands, Sports and Innovations |access-date=2025-10-20}}</ref>
The ball also features "connected ball technology," a side-mounted [[inertial measurement unit]] (IMU) chip inside one of the four panels (instead of suspended within the bladder like the Al Rihla) to provide the [[video assistant referee]] (VAR) with highly accurate ball movement data within seconds.<ref name="Adidas" /><ref name=":6">{{Cite web |last1=Yao |first1=Yuchen |last2=Dixon |first2=Gareth |date=2022-11-02 |title=IP grandstanding at the 2022 soccer World Cup |url=https://www.spruson.com/patents/ip-grandstanding-at-the-2022-soccer-world-cup/ |access-date=2022-11-21 |website=Spruson & Ferguson |language=en-AU}}</ref> This technology was developed with [[FIFA]] and [[Kinexon]] based in Munich.<ref name=":6" />
The ball's color scheme and symbols are inspired by the iconography of the three nations – red with a [[maple leaf]] for Canada, green with an [[golden eagle]]'s head for Mexico and blue with a [[five-pointed star]] for the United States.
== Etymology == Trionda is created from the combination of the prefix ''tri''-, which means "three" in English, French and Spanish, referring to the number of countries hosting the tournament, and {{Lang|es|onda}}, which in [[Spanish language|Spanish]] means "wave", thus "Triple Wave" or "Three Waves".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Adidas 'Trionda' 2026 World Cup Ball Leaked - 9 New Close-up Pictures |url=https://www.footyheadlines.com/2024/11/2026-world-cup-ball.html |access-date=2025-09-11 |website=Footy Headlines |language=en}}</ref><ref name="Adidas" />
== Production == The Trionda is manufactured in [[Sialkot]] by the [[Pakistan|Pakistani]] manufacturing company [[Forward Sports]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Made in Pakistan: FIFA unveils 'Trionda', the official ball for 2026 World Cup |url=https://thecurrent.pk/made-in-pakistan-fifa-unveils-trionda-the-official-ball-for-2026-world-cup |access-date=2025-12-13 |website=The Current}}</ref>, who were also the manufacturers of the Al-Rihla<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hussain |first=Bilal |date=2022-11-20 |title=Pakistan-made footballs at FIFA World Cup 2022: the ‘crown jewel’ for Sialkot’s Forward Sports |url=https://www.brecorder.com/news/40209781 |access-date=2025-12-13 |website=Brecorder |language=en}}</ref>.
==See also== *[[List of FIFA World Cup official match balls]] *[[2026 FIFA World Cup]]
== References == <references /> {{2026 FIFA World Cup}}{{Adidas}}{{FIFA World Cup official match balls}}
[[Category:2026 FIFA World Cup]] [[Category:Adidas footballs|Trionda]] [[Category:FIFA World Cup balls]] [[Category:Products introduced in 2025]]