The evolution of the World Cup football in one cool GIF

They don’t make them like they used to.

IT’S 100 DAYS to the start of this year’s World Cup in Brazil so what better reason to take a look back at every football used between 1930-2010.

It’s a toss-up between the Tango and the Azteca for us.

Which is your favourite?

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Mar 4th 2014, 11:33 AM

2002 ball is a beauty.

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Mar 4th 2014, 11:40 AM

Could get unreal curl with it

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Mar 4th 2014, 12:10 PM

Got to be the 1970 Telstar. The coolest World Cup, the best footage and the original 32 panel black and white ball. It even has a retro name. And I’m not even a football hipster.

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Mar 4th 2014, 2:18 PM

Tango all the way.

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Mar 4th 2014, 11:50 AM

Has to be the azteca

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Mar 4th 2014, 1:24 PM

Tango. you felt like zico with it

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Mar 5th 2014, 2:31 AM

The 2002 Fevernova, what a ball. Came out the same year as the fabled Nike Scorpion ball if I remember. One of the lads got his put in a glass case if I remember.

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Mar 4th 2014, 5:58 PM

2006 Teamgeist for me

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