All Fifa World Cup Mascots

World cup willie england 1966.

All fifa world cup mascots. The 1966 fifa world cup was the eighth fifa world cup a quadrennial association football tournament for men s senior national teams. The lion as seen on england s crest wore a union flag with world cup across the front and appeared in a series of comics around the tournament. The idea of having a tournament mascot is common place in every single sporting event nowadays. Every world cup mascot from worst to best by alex reid 14 june 2018 since england unleashed world cup willie in 1966 every host has delivered a mascot but they aren t all equal.

The official mascot of the fifa futsal world cup lithuania 2021 danced his way into fans hearts and on to social media on tuesday ivartito showed his moves and his personality in a digital launch featuring choreography by a local dance studio. During the fifa world cup the three characters will appear around the. But in the fifa world cup this was not always the case. 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.

Zakumi s name comes from the word za the code for south africa and kumi a word that. One of the first ever mascots of a major sporting event world cup willie was devised by enid blyton s illustrator reg hoye. The young stork s youthful enthusiasm shone as he danced around the three host cities. The mascot designs represent a characteristic of the host country such as flora fauna or costume.

England defeated west germany 4 2 in the final to win their first and only world cup. The first one was in 1966 so take a look at the mascots for each respective world cup since then. The official mascots will perform live for the crowds and create a unique atmosphere for the 2002 fifa world cup. Fifa world cup mascot a tribute to zakumi duration.

Vilnius klaipeda and kaunas making stops at the. It was played in england from 11 july to 30 july 1966. The match had finished at 2 2 after 90 minutes and went to extra time when geoff hurst scored two goals to. The design is frequently one or more anthropomorphic characters.