Update: We can leak the first pictures of the high-end, official Adidas 2022 World Cup ball.
Update: We can leak the first images of the Adidas 2022 World Cup ball. It shows a cheap takedown version of the official match ball but the design and colorway are correct. We expect the high-end version to look more "stunning".
The Adidas 2022 World Cup ball is called "Al Rihla" (Adidas 2022 World Cup Al Rihla Official Match Ball). Rihla is the Arabic word for a journey or the travelogue that documents it.
Rihla is the Arabic word for travel booksThe 2022 FIFA World Cup is scheduled to take place in Qatar from 21 November to 18 December 2022.
The Adidas Telstar 18 was the official match ball of the 2018 FIFA World Cup, which was held in Russia. It was designed by Adidas, a FIFA Partner and FIFA World Cup official match ball supplier since 1970, and based on the concept of the first Adidas World Cup match ball.
Adidas 2022 World Cup Ball
The Adidas 2022 World Cup football combines the main color white with a Multicolor, modern design.
The inspiration of the color scheme is likely the Doha Qatar skyline at night.
One of the main innovations of the ball is Speedshell. It remains to be seen what exactly the new tech brings us.
Takedown
In fact, images of an alternative colorway of the 2022 World Cup ball were leaked in August 2021. They show a Glider version with a different color scheme.
Adidas 2018 World Cup Ball - Telstar 18
In fact, the exact release date of the
Adidas 2022 World Cup Ball
is "April 13, 2022", the (likely) originally planned day for the 2022 World Cup draw. However, the official draw of the tournament was scheduled back to June because of COVID-19, so the launch of the ball could be postponed as well.