The Penguin Cup Ball is a hand item in Club Penguin. All penguins could obtain it via the Penguin Cup interface (the ball icon on the upper right corner).
While dancing with this item during the Penguin Cup, an icon appeared above the penguin. If another player clicked this icon, they would play Shootouts with the penguin.
After June 26, if a new penguin obtained the ball on a Portuguese server it will say Bola Árctica, which means Arctic Ball. This is because Gajotz asked penguins to give a name to the ball, as many balls used in World Cups are named.[1]