The Sweden one made me laugh - is that the Ikea catalog?

I'm guessing the Netherlands Ball is all Vermeer artwork...clever!

I'm guessing the Australia ball is representing the Aboriginal culture and the dot paintings they do.

I think it looks awesome as do many of the others.

Iran - Persian Rug (Iran used to be called Persia, so that's where the Persian rug comes from)

The Australian one is like aboriginal art.

The English one is wrapped in newspaper- just like fish and chips!

the Japan one - manga of course
the Iran one - Persian carpets

The ball from South Korea, obviously due to their progressive technology.

USA- jeans (from the land of Levi's).

Angola - their wild life.

Brazil - their samba dancers.

Well I'm an Aussie so I recognise that the Australian ball appears to be decorated with Aboriginal artwork who are our displaced indiginous people. Its nice I think!
Very clever though!

Sudkorea (South Korea).
We're very smart.
Apparently good with numbers and such.
Engineers up the wazoo.
You know...make some phones, TVs, crappy cars, make some money...it's all good.

Brazil? yikes.

the swedish one is ikea. haha

Looks like Costa Rica is made from coffee sacks, their main export. Am I right?

The Australian ball is covered in indigenous Australian(Aboriginal) artwork.

the australian ball is decorated with aboriginal artwork - very easy.

The USA ball is rather easy. Blue jeans as we know them today were pattented by two american men who came together to add a metal rivet to the stress points. These two men being Levi Strauss and Jacob Davis.

Well the Australian is all aboriginal paintings... looks kinda cool

Yeah, and this one from Serbia & Montenegro (just Serbia now :) is decorated with one of the most beautiful fresco-murals ever, called White Angel.

australian is not spelt australien

The Japan and USA ones weren't too hard to guess, but I'd never have gotten the Sweden one although I happen to be from there. :-J Fun stuff!

Iranian one is a Persian carpet

Trinidad&Tobago i think are palm leaves?!

usa is the land of jeans

aboriginal drawings on the aussie ball

england has the yellow press all over it

switzerland has its mountains and lakes on it?!

iranian "carpet designed ball" is an interesting idea that i could have never imagined
what could have been turkish ball design? i really wondered about
i wish we were at germany, last worldcup will be a worldcup that we would narrate stories and fables to our grandchilds. as it seems to me last worldcup is such a fantastic thing that could happen for every 50 years once in a life-time
i feel myself historically lucky as a turkish man.

brasil has the colorful carnival with many people wearing dresses made out of feathers?!

france with all its fashion

the german ball may be referring to the forests? not sure

costa rica and its coffee bean bags

japan has the mangas on it

I'm from Japan. & the theme is *tada* anime

its a ikea catalog

I'm really quite diturbed to see that the England ball seems to be made up from tabloid newspaper headlines. Is that really what we're known for?

The Australian one is done with Aboriginal Art. Very cool. I had to draw stuff like that at primary school.

Iran has a persian carpet

Trinidad & Tobago seems to be made of banana leaves.

Australia-or 'Australien"- has a football with native aboriginal art on it. nice

too all the australians, the its the German word, australien!

the argentinean one is made of leather??? that should be something we are known for...
but so it seems the italian one...

I'm guessing poland is for Chopin.

The Portuguese ball is made of cork, because Portugal is the biggest producer.

Swiss or Schweiz - Swiss Alps

France or Frankreich - Fashion

Trini ball is palms to present the tropical weather, and beaches

im english and i dont read the newspapers

FRANKREICH ROCKS MY WORLD!!!!!!
I AM SUCH A GIRLIE GIRL AND I LOOOOOVE FASHION

hmm...well trinbago is caribbean, green up the wazoo so it's either a banana or a palm. trini isn't a banana republic though...we're more known for sugarcane (or were) and steelpan...the ball should have been steelpan designed...

Here are my guesses. I'm not going to touch on the ones that people have already mentioned:

1.) Paraguay - Famous for their lace.
2.) Croatia - Famous for their silk ties.
3.) Ghana - Known for its coffee exportation.
4.) German - Maybe because its known for wood-working? Small wooden toys? That sort of thing.
5.) Brazil - The feathers represent the Kayapo Indian headdresses made from parrot feathers.
6.) Tunesia - Known for its elaborate ceramic tiles.
7.) Saudi Arabia - Gold, because it mines a lot of gold.
8.) Ukraine - Famous Ukrainian embroidery.

That's all I got.

The japan one's all covered in manga :D

Paraguay - lace?

USA - jeans

England - newspaper

Polen - sheet music

Angola - leopard

Portugal - sand

Costa rica - coffee bags

Japan - anime

Iran - carpet

Saudi arabia - gold

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Poland is for all the musicians that come from there. Chopib, Wladyslaw Szpilman, ect.

Trinidad and Tabago is tobacco leafs beacuase, of course, the best cigars in the WORLD!!!!

Yeah, the sweden one is an ikea catalogue XD

Ghana is Aluminium cans because it has the largest supplies of Bauxite, the ore of aluminium, in the world

Togo is known for its elaborate textile work, i.e. batiks.

ecuador's is a fabric pattern that is used alot in bags/purses other stuff sold by amerindians there.

Cote D'Ivoire (Elfenbeinkueste) is known for the ceremonial wooden masks made by the Senoufu.

Ok so the Australian ball represents the Aboriginal people of our country. Now what about the other 98% of us who arn't Aborigionals?

The Portuguese ball, is made by, don´t no the word, but i think it´s "cork oak" it´s something that you extract from the trees, from de outside, to make, for exemple the things to put in the top of the botlles of wine. It´s the product that we export more.

the japan one is manga...yay!

Croatian ball- home of CROATA-Kravata since Croatian King

What's the Italian one supposed to be?

Anyone?

Anyone?

Bueller?

german wood ball is for wooden clogs ;)

Poland's ball is covered in Chopin's sheet music. Nice.
Ecuador's ball looks like the ponchos that everyone who goes there brings home...

The Ecuador ball is made of wool, dyed in a typical 'andino' pattern.

Trinidad & Tobago's ball is made undoubtedly of banana leaves.

The Brazil one is for it's colorful samba dancers.

Costa Rica's is made of Coffee bean bags.

I can't figure out Mexico Though =/

What is the Argentinean ball?

Great! here are my guesses
Trinidad y Tobago - banana leaves
USA - jeans
England - The Sun?
Portugal - Cork
Angola - cheetah
Ecuador - traditional cloth
Argentina - Leather
Brazil - Amazonian birds
Costa Rica - Bean bags
Japan - manga
Iran - a rug
Sudkorea - tecnology

argentina comes from the word argentum, argentum = silver

go ukraine....wyshywanka

ALL THESE BALLS WERE CONCEIVEDE AFTER THE EOH PROJECT, AND THERE IS NO REFERENCE TO THE MAN WITH THE DENIM BALL PATENT!!! CRAZY, BUT THAT IS ART!!!
JUST FYI, MONTA, EMPERORS OF HONOR!!!! THATS THE REAL DEAL!!! ALL ELSE CAME AFTER.. BLESS MR. BONE

But why Italy has a dotted somepieceofshit ?

Here are my answers (for a couple that haven't been touched yet)

Holland/Netherlands- Paintings of famous Dutch artist, Johannes Vermeer. I recognize the paintings "Milkmaid" and "Girl with a Pearl Earring".

Spain - Pattern that can be seen on Flamenco Dresses

Czech Republic - Writings of famous Jewish author who lived in Prague, Franz Kafka.

Swizerland - Known for the Alps and other beautiful scenery.

Germany - The wood would most likely be for the timber industry, Black Forrest, woodworking, half-timbered houses, and the like. I doubt it has anything to do with wooden shoes (that would be Holland).

Does the English one contain fish and chips? ;)

I like how the Australian ball utilises an appropriation of the Aboriginal paintings! Its quite artistic and suprising considering that the opera house, harbour bridge, etc cliches could've been used.

switzerland is postcards of switzerland.

What's upon italy's ball?
Bah!

Ausie said:
ausie on 2:26 AM
Ok so the Australian ball represents the Aboriginal people of our country. Now what about the other 98% of us who arn't Aborigionals? [sic]

Piss of back to your own country then. Oh and by the way there's two 's'' in aussie, c'mon.

Costa Rica ball is made out of coffe exporting yute bags.

I think Spain is flowers and gardens. Flamenco dresses don't generally look like that.

Mexico seems to me classic mexican painted terracotta pot, like the one my grandmother has.

the dutch one is the lady and the water pitcher...a painting by jan vermeer.

wow, can tbeleive i knew that =)

hup holland!

England is covered in print articles because outside of england they are most notorious for the Brittish Tabloids.

I am from Mexico and I don't feel related to the ball, anyway, the work it's great, thanks.

Is the Italian ball covered with the soles of driving shoes?

What's the Italian one supposed to be?

I'm from mexico and as well as Keeks I doesnt feel related to the theme on the ball.

good job and another thing: what is the argentina ball about?

Um... Italian Leather... duh.

Trinidad & Tobago - palm leaves
Paraguay - canvas and lace?
Spain - flowers
USA - ripped Levi's jeans
Serbia & Montenegro - mural
Tschechien - Arabic handwriting
Australia - Aboriginal artwork
Elfenbeinkuste - rug?
England - newspaper
Netherlands - milk and bread?
Poland - sheet music
Togo - African tribe patchwork quilt?
Ukraine - flowers and lace
Croatia - textiles?
Angola - leopard skin?
Portugal - clay?
Ecuador - blanket
Sweden - Ikea catalog
Italy - studded leather
Ghana - coffee
Switzerland - Alps
Mexico - wildflowers
Argentina - coal?
Brazil - lit plants and fur?
France - fashion
Germany - wood
Costa Rica - burlap bag
Tunisia - African art
Japan - comic books
Iran - Persian rug
Saudi Arabia - sand
South Korea - electronics

England - Fish and Chips wrapped in newspaper (used to taste so much better!) Or it could be our huge Media presence or maybe the stereotypical Bowler Hat, cane and Broadsheet newspaper under the arm.

Folks, if you note that tha bag from Costa Rica has CR next to each other. That is for SUGAR - in spanish SUCRE.

Maybe Italy's is a tyre? Italy's famous for it's fancy cars like Ferrari etc.

SERBIA is from church icon: White Angel!!!

It seems to me that saudi-arabia is a dordango, or maybe just dirt or mud because it is deserty there

very beutifull!!!!

Excellent post... Thanks you.

Is the czech ball related to Kafka? Well I know, that the Czech republic is in the world probably mainly known for Kafka's writing. But we (czechs) have only a little relation to Kafka. Actually the "foreigners" know his piece much better than we do...
Anyway congratulations, the balls look great :)

FUNNY BALLS

The Czech ball should be pivo... beer to the rest of the world. Czech Republic - largest beer consumtion in the world. Now pass a Gambrinus!!!

what a load of balls!

yo yo yo yo b

The USA one should be McDonalds cheeseburger wrappers.

It's nice to see that we Americans aren't the only ones ignorant about geography, languages and world commerce. Oh, and to the defensive Aussie... would you feel better if your ball were covered with Paul Hogan's face or Fosters labels or crocodile skin or how about Koala fur?... Just roll with it! Nice balls!

o i get it! there all soccerballs!

mark another 1 down 4 i no everything










( 4 future refrences,im kidding)

The USA one is funny. Do they come in different washes? Anyways, where is Canada?

the netherlands ball should be wrapped around weed leaves :P

is that the steet jeans football?

China's is wrapped in the flesh of our defeated enemies. aka everyone. including you.

well...im from portugal so i SHOULD know this....im pretty SURE its either sand(HELLO ISLANDS)OR cork(SUPER WINE PRODECERS)i mean, what else closes up wine bottles?

OK AND NO ONE GETS IT. AND THIS HAS SOMETHING TO F DO WITH AN OPTICAL ILLUSION HOW??????

my point made...

agreed with "Californian"... its just one aspect upon many that each country is represented by...

Ćhechien's reminded me of Wikipedia