The ball is an adjustment to a previous new ball called Teamgeist, introduced for the last World Cup in 2006.

与上届2006年的世界杯官方比赛用球“团队之星”（Teamgeist）有所不同，这次的比赛用球，做了一定的调整。

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Ready for kick off at the final - the brand new Adidas Teamgeist footballs have fewer panels than an ordinary ball.

决赛就要开球了！崭新的阿迪达斯“团队之星”足球与普通足球相比，球面拼块更少了。

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While the Teamgeist ball was great for strikers, many goal keepers complained that the ball's aerodynamics created a lack of rotation in the air, making its path at times erratic, like a knuckleball.

由于“团队之星”独特的空气动力学设计，导致飞行的球在空中缺乏旋转，这种设计遭到了很多门将的诟病，他们认为这样的球飞行路径过于飘忽，难以判断。

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While the Teamgeist ball was great for strikers, many goal keepers complained that the ball's aerodynamics created a lack of rotation in the air, making its path at times erratic, like a knuckleball.

由于“团队之星”独特的空气动力学设计，导致飞行的球在空中缺乏旋转，这种设计遭到了很多门将的诟病，他们认为这样的球飞行路径过于飘忽，难以判断。

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