Adidas World Cup

The World Cup rackets are a national-team collection rather than a performance line, and they are named and sold as their own range. Each edition carries the colours of a country adidas supports, which is why the same frame appears under a dozen different names across a season. Treat the country as a colourway rather than a specification: the racket underneath does not change with the flag on it. The collection sits alongside adidas's playing lines rather than competing with them, and it is bought for the association rather than for a shape or a balance.