Millions will tune in from almost every country around the globe, united by their passion for the game. The Al Hilm model by Adidas, which succeeds the Al Rihla, will be used in the forthcoming semifinals and World Cup final in Qatar, FIFA said on Sunday. Adidas has claimed that the ball is representative of the 'power of football to bring the world together', despite the dreadful human rights abuses committed by host country Qatar. To enable personalized advertising (like interest-based ads), we may share your data with our marketing and advertising partners using cookies and other technologies.

Some of the technologies we use are necessary for critical functions like security and site integrity, account authentication, security and privacy preferences, internal site usage and maintenance data, and to make the site work correctly for browsing and transactions. For the four remaining and, perhaps, the most important matches of the Fifa World Cup 2022, Adidas has unveiled the new ball "Al Hilm" (The Dream). ET does not guarantee, vouch for or endorse any of its contents nor is responsible for them in any manner whatsoever. FIFA's The Best awards row: Multiple voters 'made mistakes' with their votes - in a system that saw Lionel. This provides precise ball data, which will be made available to video match officials in real-time.The Al Hilm Mini features a design based on the official match ball used for the grand final of the 2022 World Cup, so you can compete for glory just like the professionals. The existing ball, introduced with technology to assist in tracking and helping referee decisions, has been used so far across the group stages and initial knockout rounds of the World Cup tournament. It is the 21st ball that the German sportswear brand has now made for the quadrennial international tournament since 1970. The first of a family of footballs that was also used in the UEFA European Championships and the Summer Olympics until 1988. A sensor inside the balls provides the Video Assistant Referees (VAR) real-time data to help expedite offside checks in a semi-automated process with player position data.

Two Al Rihla match balls went on a suborbital mission onboard SpaceX's Falcon 9's first stage booster before being used in the World Cup on 15 October 2022. The adidas JABULANI – Official Match Ball for the final of the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa". Adidas has introduced 'Al Hilm', the ball that will be used in the FIFA World Cup 2022 semi-finals and final. The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. Al Hilm represents a beacon of light on the power of sport and football to bring the world together,” Adidas General Manager Nick Craggs said in a statement.The ball was designed for sustainability, being the first FIFA World Cup official match ball to be produced with environmentally-friendly inks and adhesives. Al Hilm is the follow-on ball to Al Rihla that Adidas has created as the official match ball for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. Please take all steps necessary to ascertain that any information and content provided is correct, updated, and verified. The semifinal games this week will see Croatia battle it out with Argentina and France against Morocco — the first African nation to reach the last four in the tournament’s history — for a place in the final.