# A FIFA World Cup soccer ball reaches space for astronauts to study

> World Cup hype has taken over pretty much all of Earth, and now space. As the best male soccer players in the world compete in the lauded tournament, astronauts about 250 miles above the pitch are also getting in on the…

- **Source:** [Yahoo](https://www.yahoo.com/news/world/articles/fifa-world-cup-soccer-ball-150946984.html?utm_source=gearopen.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=feed&utm_content=6a39698237eaa7f345575fe7)
- **Published:** 2026-06-22
- **Category:** Science
- **Tags:** #world #space #astronauts #ball #fifa #soccer #reaches #study
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