World Cup Players Are Raving About Ball Tested At Ames

World Cup Players Are Raving About Ball Tested At Ames. NBC Nightly News (6/21, 6:55 p.m. ET, 7.86M) broadcast that the ball being used for the World Cup may be responsible for the fact that there have been more goals scored so far than at any other world cup at this point. The ball being used was tested at the Ames Research Center. NASA’s Rabi Mehta said, The ball is more accurate, it’s more stable. It doesn’t scatter around when you kick it. … As far as the aerodynamics go, I think the most important change is the length and depth of the seam. Reporter Miguel Almaguer said that players raved about the ball, especially compared to the one in the previous World Cup.