The World Cup, introduced in 1978, is known as the last
shoe Adi Dassler himself worked on before his death that
same year. With studs angled outwards, which broadened
the footprint for added stability, the shoe featured the
revolutionary dual-density sole: While the white figure-ofeight
section was of hard synthetic material, the sections in
black formed a softer footrest. A model for strength and
flexibility, the shoe paved the way for shoes to come until
this very day.