Adidas Teamgeist
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Adidas Teamgeist is a distinctive World Cup match ball by Adidas, known for its panel-reducing design and use at the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Adidas Teamgeist canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6148641 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Adidas Teamgeist Context triple: [Adidas Fevernova, successor, Adidas Teamgeist]
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A.
Adidas Teamgeist II
Adidas Teamgeist II is an official match football developed by Adidas, used in top-level competitions as a technologically advanced successor to the original Teamgeist ball.
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B.
Adidas Jabulani
The Adidas Jabulani is the highly publicized and controversial football known for its unique panel design and unpredictable flight characteristics.
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C.
Adidas Telstar 18
The Adidas Telstar 18 is the official match ball designed by Adidas for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, featuring a modern reinterpretation of the classic Telstar panel design.
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D.
Adidas Brazuca
Adidas Brazuca is the thermally bonded, six-panel football designed by Adidas as the iconic match ball used throughout the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil.
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E.
Adidas Telstar Durlast
The Adidas Telstar Durlast is a classic black-and-white paneled football produced by Adidas, best known for its iconic use as the match ball in major 1970s international tournaments.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Adidas Teamgeist Target entity description: Adidas Teamgeist is a distinctive World Cup match ball by Adidas, known for its panel-reducing design and use at the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany.
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A.
Adidas Teamgeist II
Adidas Teamgeist II is an official match football developed by Adidas, used in top-level competitions as a technologically advanced successor to the original Teamgeist ball.
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B.
Adidas Jabulani
The Adidas Jabulani is the highly publicized and controversial football known for its unique panel design and unpredictable flight characteristics.
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C.
Adidas Telstar 18
The Adidas Telstar 18 is the official match ball designed by Adidas for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, featuring a modern reinterpretation of the classic Telstar panel design.
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D.
Adidas Brazuca
Adidas Brazuca is the thermally bonded, six-panel football designed by Adidas as the iconic match ball used throughout the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil.
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E.
Adidas Telstar Durlast
The Adidas Telstar Durlast is a classic black-and-white paneled football produced by Adidas, best known for its iconic use as the match ball in major 1970s international tournaments.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World Cup match ball
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association football ⓘ football ⓘ |
| associatedCountry | Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bladderMaterial | latex or butyl bladder ⓘ |
| branding |
Adidas logo
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FIFA World Cup Germany 2006 emblem NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Adidas footballs
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FIFA World Cup balls ⓘ |
| colorScheme |
black
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gold accents ⓘ white ⓘ |
| controversy | criticized by some goalkeepers for flight behavior ⓘ |
| debutYear | 2005 ⓘ |
| designTheme | Teamgeist (team spirit) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fifaApproval | FIFA-approved match ball ⓘ |
| launchEvent | unveiled ahead of the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Adidas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| marketingNameMeaning | Team spirit in German ⓘ |
| material | polyurethane ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
designed for more predictable flight
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more spherical shape than previous World Cup balls ⓘ reduced number of panels compared to traditional 32-panel balls ⓘ water absorption reduction ⓘ |
| numberOfPanels | 14 ⓘ |
| officialStatus | official match ball of the 2006 FIFA World Cup ⓘ |
| panelDesign |
reduced-panel construction
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thermally bonded panels ⓘ |
| panelShape | propeller-shaped panels ⓘ |
| predecessor | Adidas Fevernova NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| seamType | thermally bonded seams ⓘ |
| specialEdition | Teamgeist Berlin final ball NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successor | Adidas Jabulani NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| surfaceTexture |
polyurethane outer layer
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textured surface for improved grip ⓘ |
| Teamgeist Berlin final ball |
featured gold coloring
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used in 2006 FIFA World Cup Final ⓘ |
| usedInTournament |
2005 FIFA Club World Cup
NERFINISHED
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2006 FIFA Club World Cup NERFINISHED ⓘ 2006 FIFA World Cup NERFINISHED ⓘ 2007 Copa América ⓘ 2007 FIFA Club World Cup NERFINISHED ⓘ 2008 FIFA Club World Cup NERFINISHED ⓘ UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying NERFINISHED ⓘ various domestic leagues ⓘ |
| worldCupEdition | 2006 FIFA World Cup Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: Adidas Teamgeist Description of subject: Adidas Teamgeist is a distinctive World Cup match ball by Adidas, known for its panel-reducing design and use at the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany.
Referenced by (4)
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