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'Al Hilm' replaces 'Al Rihla' as the official ball for Fifa World Cup 2022

Al Hilm uses the same 'connected ball' technology as Al Rihla, which assists the match officials in determining offsides and other decisions

Qatar World Cup (Photo: Bloomberg)
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BS Web Team New Delhi
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). It will replace "Al Rihla" (The Journey) as the tournament's official ball. 

Al Hilm will be used to play the semi-finals between Argentina and Croatia on December 14 and France and Morocco on December 15. Later, the play-off to decide the third position on the podium on December 17, and ultimately, the final match on December 18 will also be played using Al Hilm. 

The ball uses the same "connected ball" technology as Al

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