SIGNED BY THE MEXICO NATIONAL TEAM FOR THE 2018 FIFA WORLD CUP! – Jesús Corona (#1) There were two players named Jesús Corona in 2018: the goalkeeper (Jersey #1) and the midfielder (Jersey #17). Unknown player (#2). Carlos Salcedo (#3) – Defender. Hugo Ayala (#4) – Defender. Jonathan dos Santos (#6) – Midfielder. Giovani dos Santos (#10) – Attacking midfielder/forward. Carlos Vela (#11) – Forward, renowned for his creativity and scoring. Rodolfo Pizarro (#14) – Midfielder (played in qualifiers, not the final squad). Jesús Gallardo (#17) – Left-back/winger. Internet says Jersey #23 but he signed #17. Javier Aquino (#20) – Midfielder/winger. Unknown player (#23) – Edson Álvarez (#__) – Defender/midfielder. NO JERSEY NUMBER ON THE BALL. The Adidas Telstar 18 was the official match ball of the 2018 FIFA World Cup, which was held in the Russian Federation. It was designed by the company Adidas, a FIFA Partner and FIFA World Cup official match ball supplier since 1970, and based on the concept of the first Adidas’s World Cup match ball. The Telstar 18 was presented in Moscow on 9 November 2017 by Lionel Messi. The original Telstar used in the 1970 FIFA World Cup was the first football to show a black and white pattern. This was done to ensure that television audiences would know where the ball was while games were in operation, due to many televisions at the time sporting a black and white screen (colour television was still rare in many parts of the world in this era). [10] Although the Telstar had 32 panels, the Telstar 18 has six textured panels. They are not stitched, but seamlessly glued together. The ball has an embedded near-field communication (NFC) chip for marketing purposes. However, it is of no value to players, providing no information about their kicks or headers of the ball, although Adidas has provided this in a previous football. [9][12] Speed Sports manufactured Adidas Telstar 18. The Telstar 18 balls are manufactured in Pakistan and China.
