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⚽ The countdown to the first match of the FIFA World Cup® is on! As fans of both football ("soccer" 👀) and physics, we've been channeling our anticipation by modeling the 𝘱𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘢, a shot taken with the outside of the foot that owes its signature curve to the Magnus effect — and, as we learned through simulation — friction between the shoe and the ball. Check out the difference in the spin on a trivela simulated with and without friction using the official match ball of the 2026 World Cup, the Adidas Trionda®! ⬇️

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