--- title: Why this year’s World Cup ball may not fly as far description: Researchers who have studied World Cup soccer ball physics for 20 years have analyzed the new Adidas Trionda ball using wind-tunnel experiments at the... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/why-this-year-s-world-cup-ball-may-not-fly-as-far-kunyzw3jf twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Why this year’s World Cup ball may not fly as far | daily.dev og:description: Researchers who have studied World Cup soccer ball physics for 20 years have analyzed the new Adidas Trionda ball using wind-tunnel experiments at the... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/why-this-year-s-world-cup-ball-may-not-fly-as-far-kunyzw3jf og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/kuNYzW3jf.png og:image:alt: Why this year’s World Cup ball may not fly as far og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Why this year’s World Cup ball may not fly as far **[MIT Technology Review](https://daily.dev/sources/technologyreview)** · 7 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Researchers who have studied World Cup soccer ball physics for 20 years have analyzed the new Adidas Trionda ball using wind-tunnel experiments at the University of Tsukuba. Their findings show the Trionda pushes the aerodynamic 'drag crisis' to the lowest speed since 2010 thanks to four panels with deep grooves, but its higher drag coefficient at fast speeds means long-distance kicks may travel a few meters shorter than with recent balls. The trade-off between surface roughness and high-speed drag is explained through comparisons to golf ball dimples and baseball stitching. Players have had months to adapt, and the ball's design is similar to Nike's Flight ball. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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