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Football manufacturing in Pakistan

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The Adidas Trionda, manufactured in Sialkot for the 2026 FIFA World Cup

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History

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Sialkot manufacturing cluster

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Footballs at a small manufacturing workshop in Sialkot, Pakistan

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Production methods

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FIFA World Cup footballs

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The Adidas Brazuca, produced by Forward Sports for the 2014 FIFA World Cup

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Major manufacturers

Labour practices and child labour concerns

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Exports and economic significance

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Competition and modernisation

See also

References

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  2. Barth, Dylan (12 June 2026). "The one city making 70% of the world's footballs". Business Insider. Retrieved 13 June 2026.
  3. Anadolu (3 February 2018). "Russia to use Pakistan's footballs in 2018 world cup". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 13 June 2026.
  4. Kaifee, Sib (14 June 2018). "Pakistan's Telstar 18 football stars in World Cup opener". Arab News. Retrieved 13 June 2026.
  5. "'Made-in-Sialkot' Adidas ball puts Pakistan in the World Cup". Reuters. 9 December 2022. Retrieved 13 June 2026.
  6. Paul, Ajanta (10 June 2026). "Made in Pakistan, AI-powered: Sialkot's Trionda ball to be the star of Fifa World Cup". Khaleej Times. Retrieved 13 June 2026.
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  8. "Elimination of Child Labor in the Soccer Ball Industry in Sialkot, Pakistan, Phases 1 & 2" (PDF). United States Department of Labor. Retrieved 13 June 2026.
  9. McCarthy, Rory (25 April 2001). "Football ban sends child workers into worse jobs". The Guardian. Retrieved 13 June 2026.
  10. Atkin, David; Chaudhry, Azam; Chaudry, Shamyla; Khandelwal, Amit K.; Raza, Tariq; Verhoogen, Eric (2016-03-29). "On the Origins and Development of Pakistan's Soccer-Ball Cluster". The World Bank Economic Review. 30 (Supplement 1): 34–41. doi:10.1093/wber/lhw015. ISSN 0258-6770.
  11. Barth, Dylan (12 June 2026). "The one city making 70% of the world's footballs". Business Insider. Retrieved 13 June 2026.
  12. Atkin, David; Chaudhry, Azam; Chaudry, Shamyla; Khandelwal, Amit K.; Verhoogen, Eric (2017). "Organizational Barriers to Technology Adoption: Evidence from Soccer-Ball Producers in Pakistan". The Quarterly Journal of Economics. 132 (3): 1101–1164. doi:10.1093/qje/qjx010. Retrieved 13 June 2026.
  13. "The history of World Cup match balls". FIFA. 1 October 2025. Retrieved 13 June 2026.
  14. "Child Labor in the Soccer Ball Industry: A Report on Continued Use of Child Labor in the Soccer Ball Industry in Pakistan". International Labor Rights Fund. February 1999. Retrieved 13 June 2026.
  15. "Elimination of Child Labour in the Soccer Ball Industry in Sialkot, Pakistan". International Labour Organization. 31 October 1999. Retrieved 13 June 2026.
  16. "Pakistan Sports Goods" (PDF). Trade Development Authority of Pakistan. Retrieved 13 June 2026.

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