The evolution of World Cup mascots 📸 | OneFootball

Footix, we haven’t forgotten you! 

The World Cup is already arriving next Wednesday! It has the unique feature of being hosted across three countries: the United States, Canada and Mexico. Which therefore means, just like in 2002, three mascots: Clutch (the American eagle), Maple (the Canadian moose) and Zavu (the Mexican jaguar).

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A chance to look back at all the mascots from previous World Cups, official figures since the 1966 edition!

England 1966: World Cup Willie

Mexico 1970: Juanito

Germany 1974: Tip and Tap

Argentina 1978: Gauchito

Spain 1982: Naranjito

Mexico 1986: Pique

Italy 1990: Ciao

United States 1994: Striker

France 1998: Footix

South Korea and Japan 2002: Ato, Kaz and Nik

Germany 2006: Goleo VI and Pille

South Africa 2010: Zakumi

Brazil 2014: Fuleco

Russia 2018: Zabivaka

Qatar 2022: La'eeb

So, which one is your favorite? 

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇫🇷 here.

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