Why this year's World Cup ball may not fly as far

Why this year's World Cup ball may not fly as far A team of outside researchers has been studying how Adidas's redesigned soccer ball cuts through the air. Much is new about this month's upcoming FIFA World Cup tournament, which will be held in the US, Canada, and Mexico. It hosts more teams than ever before. It's the first to occur in three different host countries. And, like predecessor cups for over half a century, it will employ a soccer ball with a brand-new design. One group of researchers that has been testing the physics of World Cup balls for the past 20 years recently studied this new entry, called the Trionda.