Pre-Adidas World Cup match ball (game used)

FIFA World Cup 1962 Chile

Crack (Yugoslavia - Czechoslovakia)

About this Ball

In all World Cups prior to 1970, the National Association of the host country always requested from local suppliers sample balls which were tested and approved by the organizing committee, as well as by the referee committee. From this process one ball was determined to be the match ball for the tournament. In most cases the manufacturer delivered the appropriate number of balls free of charge to the association.

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This is the Crack, the official match ball of the 1962 FIFA World Cup in Chile. Actually, this particular ball was used between the Czech Republic and Yugoslavia during the World Cup and now it is kept in Bazel in a museum

The same ball from the top

Here you can see the date and the venue of the match

And you can see the final result, too. By the way, "WM" is the German abbreviation of Weltmeisterschaft, which means World Cup

Pelé with the Crack - the official match ball of the FIFA World Cup 1962 in Chile

The inspection of the Crack matchballs before the game starts

This is a vintage Crack ball, however the panel structure is a bit different from the original Crack balls that were used in the 1962 FIFA World Cup in Chile. (this ball now is the property of my great friend, Tiziano Lanza from Italy)

The prints are the same, but the panel structure is different from the original Crack balls - however this ball with the prints in this age is extremely rare and valueable if ever found

This is also a vintage ball, it has a similar panel structure as the real Crack ball, but not completely the same. The color is also different but it looks this kind of structure was popular in the 1960's

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Pre-Adidas World Cup match ball (game used) FIFA World Cup 1962 Chile Crack (Yugoslavia – Czechoslovakia)