FOOTBALL 1938 World Cup Final Match Ball

The official match ball used in the 1938 World Cup final between Italy and Hungary (4–2) on 19 June 1938 at the Stade Olympique in Colombes. 

Provenance: Former head of the French Refereeing Authority, via Georges Capdeville, the match referee.

General appearance: dark brown (natural leather), slightly irregular sphere, composed of 13 thick leather panels hand-stitched together, laced closure, inner bladder and valve inside the ball.

Inscriptions on panels: 1938, First-grade English leather, FIFA