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Here are all the mascots in World Cup history. It was invented to the 1966
tournament in England. And from then on, each World Cup has had one (or
two as in 1974). They have been popular symbols, and millions of people
have bought copies of them.
England
1966 -
"World
Cup Willie"
A lion playing
football. |
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Mexico
1970 -
"Juanito"
A little boy. |
West
Germany 1974 -
"Tip
& Tap"
Two happy
boys. |
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Argentina
1978 - "Gauchito"
A little boy. |
Spain
1982 -
"Naranjito"
A smiling
orange. |
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Mexico
1986 -
"Pique"
A chilipepper. |
Italy
1990 -
"Ciao"
Not easy to
see what this is. It must be some kind of sculpture. |
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United
States 1994 - "Striker"
A smiling
dog. |
France
1998 -
"Footix"
A smiling
cockerel. |
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Korea/Japan
2002 - "Kaz, Ato and Nik"
Three funny
creatures. |
Germany
2006 -
"Goleo VI"
A big lion. |
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South Africa
2010 - "Zakumi"
A leopard. |
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Info on how
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WORLD CUPS
Detailed info
on every match in every tournament. |
COLUMNISTS
Interesting columns about the past, present and future of the World Cup. |
THE
NATIONS
Every nation
with appearances in the World Cup. Detailed info on every country. |
LEGENDS
Player profiles
of many of the most influential players in history. |
A-Z STORIES
An A-Z collection
of strange and different stories in World Cup history. |
STATISTICS
A big collection
of various statistics and records. |
MASCOTS
Every mascot
since it was introduced in 1966. |
QUIZ
Test your
knowledge about the WC. Three different levels. No prizes, just for fun. |
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Rankings of
lots of stuff. For instance Best Goals, Best Players and Best Matches. |
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