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World Cup / IPD No. 2810 / March 06, 1978 / 4 Players
 
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Manufacturer: Williams Electronics, Incorporated (1967-1985) [Trade Name: Williams]
Date Of Manufacture: March 06, 1978
Model Number: 481
MPU: Williams System 3
Type: Solid State Electronic (SS) [?]
Production: 6,253 units   (confirmed)
Serial Number Database:View at The Internet Pinball Serial Number Database (IPSND.net)  (External site)
Theme: Sports - Soccer
Notable Features: Flippers (2), Pop bumpers (2), Rollover buttons (8), Kick-out holes (2), Ball kickers (2), Standup targets (2), Spinning target (1).
Design by: Edward Tomaszewski
Art by: Christian Marche
Sound by: Randy Pfeiffer
Software by: Ron Crouse
Notes: World Cup was the first Williams solid-state pin game that had electronic sounds, replacing chimes. Reportedly, Early Production examples of this game did have chimes.

The manufacturer's 4-page flyer features Kyle Rote, Jr. A French-language version of this flyer (not shown here) features Michel Platini.

Production Floor Records for World Cup:
Production Start Date: Mar-6-1978
Production End Date: Aug-14-1978
Production Floor Quantity: 6253
First ship date: Mar-8-1978
Last ship date: Aug-15-1978

Product History Record for World Cup:
Quantity produced for USA/Canada: 3621*
Quantity produced for export: 2829*
Total quantity produced: 6450*
Price to Distributor: $1235.00
*These quantities may be sales estimates.

Photos in: Mike Pacak's Pinball Flyer Reference Book S-Z
Pinball The Lure of the Silverball, page 80
Owners List URL:http://www.pinballowners.com/owners/2810  (External site)
ROMs: 54 KB ZIP Game ROM L-1 [Williams Electronics]
  1 KB ZIP Sound ROM [Williams Electronics, Inc.]
  47 KB ZIP White Flipper ROM U17 [Williams Electronic Games, Inc.]
Documentation: 2 MB PDF Instruction Cards [Williams Electronics, Inc.]
  2 MB PDF Manual (no schematics) [Williams Electronics, Inc.]
  458 KB PDF Williams System 3 Driver Board Schematic (paginated) [unconfirmed as Williams]
Service Bulletins: 4 MB PDF Service Bulletin (dated 28 March 1978 - Prototype versus Production ROM2 [Williams Electronics, Inc.]
Files: 1 KB ZIP 512x8 sound prom [Williams]
  11 MB PDF Electronic Components & Complete Assemblies First Used On World Cup (June 1978) [Williams Electronics, Inc.]
  1 MB PDF Promotional Photo - Large Size [Williams Electronics, Inc.]
  2 MB PDF Score Card Strips [Williams Electronics, Inc.]
Images:
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Image # 5867: World Cup Flyer, Front
Flyer, Front

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[Russ Jensen]
Image # 5868: World Cup Flyer, Pg 2
Flyer, Pg 2

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[Russ Jensen]
Image # 5869: World Cup Flyer, Pg 3
Flyer, Pg 3

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[Russ Jensen]
Image # 5870: World Cup Flyer, Back
Flyer, Back

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[Russ Jensen]
Image # 8594: World Cup Backglass
Backglass

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[David Gersic]
Image # 8595: World Cup Backglass
Backglass

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[David Gersic]
Image # 8596: World Cup Cabinet - Front
Cabinet - Front

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[David Gersic]
Image # 8597: World Cup Cabinet - Left
Cabinet - Left

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[David Gersic]
Image # 8598: World Cup Backbox - Left
Backbox - Left

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[David Gersic]
Image # 8599: World Cup Playfield
Playfield

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[David Gersic]
Image # 8600: World Cup Playfield
Playfield

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[David Gersic]
Image # 8676: World Cup Alternate Flyer, Front
Alternate Flyer, Front

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[Riffhard]
Image # 8677: World Cup Alternate Flyer, Inside
Alternate Flyer, Inside

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[Riffhard]
Image # 8678: World Cup Alternate Flyer, Back
Alternate Flyer, Back

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[Riffhard]
Image # 14932: World Cup Illuminated Backglass
Illuminated Backglass

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[Christopher Wolf]
Image # 14933: World Cup Illuminated Playfield
Illuminated Playfield

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[Christopher Wolf]
Image # 14934: World Cup Center Playfield
Center Playfield

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[Christopher Wolf]
Image # 14935: World Cup Ball Kicker
Ball Kicker

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[Christopher Wolf]
Image # 16832: World Cup Backglass - Reverse
Backglass - Reverse

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Image # 21948: World Cup Playfield Diagram
Playfield Diagram

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[David Gersic]
Image # 27630: World Cup Backbox Insert
Backbox Insert

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[John Gray]
Image # 27631: World Cup Inside Backbox
Inside Backbox

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[John Gray]
Image # 27632: World Cup Under Playfield
Under Playfield

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[John Gray]
Image # 33316: World Cup Playfield 
(The spinning target artwork at center playfield is not original to this game.)
Playfield*

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Image # 33317: World Cup Upper Playfield 
(The spinning target artwork at center playfield is not original to this game.)
Upper Playfield*

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Image # 33318: World Cup Lower Playfield 
(The spinning target artwork at center playfield is not original to this game.)
Lower Playfield*

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Image # 33319: World Cup Playfield - Ball View 
(The spinning target artwork at center playfield is not original to this game.)
Playfield - Ball View*

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Image # 44811: World Cup Backglass
Backglass

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[Jean-Pierre Renault]
Image # 44812: World Cup Backglass - Reverse
Backglass - Reverse

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[Jean-Pierre Renault]
Image # 63284: World Cup Stripped Playfield
Stripped Playfield

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[Jean-Pierre Renault]
Image # 70281: World Cup Promotional Photo
Promotional Photo

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[Duncan Brown]
 

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