FIFA World Cup official mascots are a series of unique characters for each event. The trend began with the 1966 FIFA World Cup having World Cup Willie, one of the first mascots to be associated with a major sporting competition. The mascot designs represent a characteristic of the host country, such as flora, fauna, or costume.[1] The design is frequently one or more anthropomorphic characters targeted at children and coinciding with cartoon shows and merchandise.[2]
A lion, a typical symbol of the United Kingdom, wearing a Union Flag jersey with the words "WORLD CUP". Designed by freelance children's book illustrator Reg Hoye.[1] Bill Titcombe made a comic strip about the character.[3] In 2014, Lonnie Donegan Jr. re-recorded the campaign song originally sung by his father Lonnie Donegan.[4]
An orange, a typical fruit in Spain, wearing the kit of the host's national team. Its name comes from naranja, Spanish for orange, and the diminutive suffix "-ito".
A cockerel, one of the national symbols of France, with the words "FRANCE 98" on the chest. Its body is mostly blue, like the host's national team shirt and its name is a portmanteau of "football" and the ending "-ix", a name suffix common among the Gauls. Other proposed names were "Raffy", "Houpi" and "Gallik".
The mascot for the 2019 Women's World Cup, also hosted by France, was a young female chicken named "Ettie", portrayed as the daughter of Footix.[5]
Orange, purple, and blue (respectively) futuristic, computer-generated creatures. Collectively members of a team of "Atmosball" (a fictional football-like sport), Ato is the coach while Kaz and Nik are players. The three individual names were selected from shortlists by users on the Internet and at McDonald's outlets in the host countries.
A lion wearing a Germany shirt with the number 06 and a talking football named Pille. Goleo is a portmanteau of the words "goal" and "Leo", the Latin word for lion. In Germany, "Pille" is a colloquial term for a football.
A leopard, a common animal found in South Africa, with green hair wearing a shirt saying South Africa 2010. Zakumi's green and gold colors represent South African national sports' team's colors. His name comes from "ZA", for South Africa, and "Kumi", a word that means "ten" in various African languages.
A Brazilian three-banded armadillo wearing a white T-shirt reading "Brasil 2014" and a green bermuda. He has a blue carapace which is patterned after a traditional football. The selection of Fuleco brings attention to the country's great biodiversity, as the Brazilian three-banded armadillo is endemic to Brazil and is classified as a vulnerable species. The name Fuleco is a portmanteau of the words "futebol" ("football") and "ecologia" ("ecology"). Other proposed names were "Amijubi" and "Zuzeco".
A wolf with a name that translates from Russian as The Goalscorer. Zabivaka wears red shorts and a blue and white T-shirt emblazoned with the words "Russia 2018". The color combination is that of the Russian team, with the mascot being selected via internet voting.
^"World Cup Willie". footballandmusic.co.uk. 2007–2014. Retrieved 2014-06-17.
^"ettie revealed as Official Mascot for FIFA Women's World Cup France 2019". FIFA.com. 12 May 2018.
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FIFA World Cup official mascots are a series of unique characters for each event The trend began with the 1966 FIFA World Cup having World Cup Willie one of the first mascots to be associated with a major sporting competition The mascot designs represent a characteristic of the host country such as flora fauna or costume 1 The design is frequently one or more anthropomorphic characters targeted at children and coinciding with cartoon shows and merchandise 2 Contents 1 List of mascots 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksList of mascots EditWorld Cup HostCountry Mascot name Description1966 England Willie A lion a typical symbol of the United Kingdom wearing a Union Flag jersey with the words WORLD CUP Designed by freelance children s book illustrator Reg Hoye 1 Bill Titcombe made a comic strip about the character 3 In 2014 Lonnie Donegan Jr re recorded the campaign song originally sung by his father Lonnie Donegan 4 1970 Mexico Juanito A boy wearing Mexico s kit and a sombrero with the words MEXICO 70 His name is the diminutive of Juan a common name in Spanish 1974 West Germany Tip and Tap Two boys wearing Germany kits with the letters WM Weltmeisterschaft World Cup and number 74 1978 Argentina Gauchito A boy wearing Argentina s kit His hat with the words ARGENTINA 78 neckerchief and whip are typical of gauchos 1982 Spain Naranjito An orange a typical fruit in Spain wearing the kit of the host s national team Its name comes from naranja Spanish for orange and the diminutive suffix ito 1986 Mexico Pique A jalapeno pepper characteristic of Mexican cuisine with a moustache and wearing a sombrero Its name comes from picante Spanish for spicy peppers and sauces 1990 Italy Ciao A stick figure player with a football head and an Italian tricolore body Its name is an Italian greeting 1994 United States Striker the World Cup Pup A dog a common US pet animal wearing a red white and blue soccer uniform with the words USA 94 1998 France Footix A cockerel one of the national symbols of France with the words FRANCE 98 on the chest Its body is mostly blue like the host s national team shirt and its name is a portmanteau of football and the ending ix a name suffix common among the Gauls Other proposed names were Raffy Houpi and Gallik The mascot for the 2019 Women s World Cup also hosted by France was a young female chicken named Ettie portrayed as the daughter of Footix 5 2002 South KoreaJapan Ato Kaz and Nik The Spheriks Orange purple and blue respectively futuristic computer generated creatures Collectively members of a team of Atmosball a fictional football like sport Ato is the coach while Kaz and Nik are players The three individual names were selected from shortlists by users on the Internet and at McDonald s outlets in the host countries 2006 Germany Goleo VI Sidekick Pille A lion wearing a Germany shirt with the number 06 and a talking football named Pille Goleo is a portmanteau of the words goal and Leo the Latin word for lion In Germany Pille is a colloquial term for a football 2010 South Africa Zakumi A leopard a common animal found in South Africa with green hair wearing a shirt saying South Africa 2010 Zakumi s green and gold colors represent South African national sports team s colors His name comes from ZA for South Africa and Kumi a word that means ten in various African languages 2014 Brazil Fuleco A Brazilian three banded armadillo wearing a white T shirt reading Brasil 2014 and a green bermuda He has a blue carapace which is patterned after a traditional football The selection of Fuleco brings attention to the country s great biodiversity as the Brazilian three banded armadillo is endemic to Brazil and is classified as a vulnerable species The name Fuleco is a portmanteau of the words futebol football and ecologia ecology Other proposed names were Amijubi and Zuzeco 2018 Russia Zabivaka A wolf with a name that translates from Russian as The Goalscorer Zabivaka wears red shorts and a blue and white T shirt emblazoned with the words Russia 2018 The color combination is that of the Russian team with the mascot being selected via internet voting 2022 Qatar La eeb A white floating ghutrah with eyes eyebrows and an open mouth Its name is La eeb which is an Arabic word meaning super skilled player 2026 CanadaMexicoUnited States TBD To be decidedSee also EditList of FIFA Women s World Cup official mascots List of UEFA European Championship official mascots List of Copa America official mascots List of Africa Cup of Nations official mascots List of AFC Asian Cup official mascotsReferences Edit a b Kasprzak Emma 2012 06 15 BBC News World Cup Willie s sporting mascot legacy Bbc co uk Retrieved 2012 07 04 FIFA World Cup official mascots FIFA Archived from the original on 2020 07 31 Retrieved 2020 06 03 Bill Titcombe lambiek net World Cup Willie footballandmusic co uk 2007 2014 Retrieved 2014 06 17 ettie revealed as Official Mascot for FIFA Women s World Cup France 2019 FIFA com 12 May 2018 External links EditInformation on Goleo VI and Pille Official FIFA web page on Zakumi Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title List of FIFA World Cup official mascots amp oldid 1142817855, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
