The Adidas Copa Mundial (
Spanish
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for ''World Cup'') is a
football boot
Football boots, called cleats or soccer shoes in North America, are an item of footwear worn when playing association football. Those designed for grass pitches have studs on the outsole to aid grip. From simple and humble beginnings football ...
manufactured by multinational corporation
Adidas and released in 1979.
[adidas Copa Mundial History: The Birth of a Best-Seller]
by Daniel Kobin on Soccer.com, 19 Oct 2018 They were designed for the
1982 FIFA World Cup held in Spain. Going through very slight changes since then, the Copa is made in
Scheinfeld
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, near
Frankfurt
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in
Germany
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. It has a
kangaroo leather
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Kangaroos are harvested. Both the meat and the hides are sold. Although hunting most species of macropod is prohibited, a small number of the large-sized ...
upper.
Additional leather supports are provided from the heel, which are intended to improve durability and stability.
Overview
Since 2001 it has been the world's best-selling football boot. It is the official boot of football referees of professional leagues. Many superb sportsmen have worn them throughout the years. It has been used by the likes of
Zinedine Zidane
Zinedine Yazid Zidane (; born 23 June 1972), popularly known as Zizou, is a French professional football manager and former player who played as an attacking midfielder. He most recently coached Spanish club Real Madrid and is one of the mos ...
,
Diego Maradona
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,
Franz Beckenbauer,
Jari Litmanen
Jari Olavi Litmanen (; born 20 February 1971) is a Finnish former footballer. He was the first-choice captain of the Finland national team between 1996 and 2008 in an international career that ran from 1989 to 2010.
Litmanen is widely consider ...
. Variations to the boot include the adidas World Cup, which has screw-in studs for soft ground as well as indoor and
artificial turf versions.
In 2007,
adidas released an anniversary package for the Copa Mundial,
[ including a box with anniversary artwork, a wooden shoe trees, leather polish, a key chain, a postcard with Die deutsche Fußballnationalmannschaft from 1982 and a cloth.
The boot was also slightly varied with the "Copa Mundial" on the side in gold rather than silver letters and tweaks to the tongue and heel collar echoing the 1982 original, modelled in the 1984 European Championships by Belgium's Mark 'Boom Boom' Ridler.
On 30 September 2013 adidas released their first colour variation on the Copa Mundial with a white version. An inversion on the palette used since 1982, the white Copa Mundial retained the same soft kangaroo leather upper, reinforced heel panel and twelve-stud outsole design.][ The only difference is in the reversal of colors, now with a white upper and black stripes.][
In 2018, Adidas released the "Copa 19+", debuted by ]Juventus FC
)''I Bianconeri'' (The White and Blacks)''Le Zebre'' (The Zebras)''La Signora Omicidi'' (The Killer Lady)''La Gheuba'' (: The Hunchback)
, founded = as Sport-Club Juventus
, ground = Juventus Stadium
, capacity = 41,507
, owner = Agnell ...
player Paulo Dybala
Paulo Exequiel Dybala (born 15 November 1993) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward for Serie A club Roma and the Argentina national team. Often considered one of the best in the world, he is nicknamed "''La Joya''" (" ...
. The boot featured a laceless leather upper and an anatomical design.[
]
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