Article by Cosmin Nistor – published on Friday, October 3, 2025, 10:26 / Updated on Friday, October 3, 2025 10:33
Less than a year until the start of the largest football competition in the world, FIFA and Adidas presented Trionida, the official ball of the World Football Championship 2026, a competition that will be held for the first time in history in three countries – USA, Canada and Mexico.
The name of the ball, “Trionida”, comes from Spanish and means “three waves”, a tribute to the three host countries. Its vibrant design combines red, green and blue, the representative colors for the three nations.
Design with unique symbols for the three nations
Each host is present on the ball by a symbol:
In addition, the golden elements refer to the World Cup trophy, a symbol of the most coveted football distinctions.
The innovative construction has only four panels with fluid geometry, which form triangles – a direct reference to the unit of the three hosts. Add deep seams for aerodynamic stability and grip optimized under moisture conditions.
For the World Cup a state -of -the -art technology has been prepared
As in the 2022 edition of Qatar, the ball includes the “Connected Ball” technology, a 500Hz sensor that transmits real -time movement data to the Var system. This provides referees crucial aid in important decisions, such as offside phases.
“The official ball for the FIFA World Cup 26 is here and is gorgeous! Adidas has created a new symbol of world football, which reflects the unit and passion of the three host nations. I can hardly wait to see this balloon,” said Gianni Infantino, FIFA President.
Less than 9 months until the start of the World Championship
The 2026 World Championship will take place between June 11 and July 19, with 3 host countries – USA, Canada and Mexico, with 48 participating teams (for the first time, compared to 32 so far)
Nations already qualified at the final tournament:
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Asia: Australia, Iran, Japan, Jordan, South Korea, Uzbekistan
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South America: Argentina, Brazil, Ecuador, Uruguay, Paraguay, Colombia
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Africa: Morocco, Tunisia
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Europe: to be decided (16 places, preliminaries by November 18, 2025)
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Concacaf: Canada, Mexico, US (hosts), plus 3 other places in the game
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Oceania: 1 place available for the first time
By expanding the format, each confederation received additional places:
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Asia: 8 (+4)
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Africa: 9 (+4)
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CONCACAF: 6 (+3)
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Europe: 16 (+3)
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South America: 6 (+2)
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Oceania: 1 (+1)
When the draw is scheduled
The draw of the groups is scheduled on December 5, 2025, at Washington DC, an event that will definitely mark the entrance in a straight line to the largest tournament in history.
48of teams participating in the 2026 World Cup – for the first time compared to 32 so far
