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It's happening at a record pace. but are players scoring more because of the ball with funny name? >> brazuca. >> brazuca. >> reporter: adidas the maker would say nothing amusing about this year's world cup soccer ball. it's invested a great deal in researching, manufacturing, and advertising the brazuca. and experts will tell you, the effort seems to have paid off. >> it's good because i think it's more stable, it flies. >> reporter: dr. robbie mada aerodynamics engineer at nasa, studied just about every ball on the planet. >> golf balls, baseball, soccer balls, volleyballs, i think i got the...

Explain what makes this a good soccer ball. >> well, this is a good soccer ball, for one thing, i haven't heard complaints from the players. that's a good sign i believe you can impart more spin, the bend it like beckham, easier to achieve, i think. >> reporter: the brazuca has longer, deeper seams and a pimple-like surface. the smoother ball is hard to control. the brazuca has six polyurethane pal panels. old black and whites have 32. if you think a ball is, well, just a ball, you'd have to go back four years. this is the ball from the 2010 world cup, goalies hated it because the ball knuckle...