Album: World Cup Mascots Through History

  • Publish date: Thursday، 22 December 2022 Reading time: 1 min read

England 1966: World Cup Willie

Mexico 1970: Juanito

West Germany 1974: Tip and Tap

Argentina 1978: Gauchito

Spain 1982: Naranjito

Mexico 1986: Pique

Italy 1990: Ciao

United States 1994: Striker, the World Cup Pup

France 1998: Footix

South Korea/Japan 2002: Ato, Kaz, and Nik (The Spheriks)

Germany 2006: Goleo VII

South Africa 2010: Zakumi

Brazil 2014: Fuleco

Russia 2018: Zabivaka

Qatar 2022: La’eeb

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Let's take a journey down memory lane into the mascot-verse and remember the legendary mascots that have symbolized every FIFA World Cup host country in the past!

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