1. In 1966, the World Cup was held in Britain. The British, who always used the lion as the national emblem, designed a cartoon lion for the first time and widely publicized its status as the host country to the world. This new initiative, which takes cartoon image as a propaganda method, has become a milestone in the design of the mascot of the World Cup in the future.
2. In 197, the right to host the tournament fell to Mexico in Central America. They designed a cute little boy wearing a traditional straw hat as the mascot of the tournament.
3. The 1974 World Cup was hosted by Munich, then West Germany. The host country designed one-on-one German children who were tall, thin and stout, and showed them to the world with a very kind smile, with a very distinctive image. This is the only one who has used two figures as the mascots of the World Cup so far.
4. In the 1978 World Cup in Argentina, a little boy on the plateau who was playing football was modeled. The little boy held a whip in his right hand and wore a traditional Argentine national hat on the plateau. He was full of smiles and was very cute. 5. In the World Cup in Spain in 1982, contrary to the convention that animals or characters were used as mascots in previous World Cups, a fat giant orange was used as the protagonist because it was a special product that Spaniards were proud of.
6. In 1986, Mexico hosted the World Cup again. This time, they still used the design of a wide-brimmed straw hat, but there was a pepper under it. This mascot was once suspected by Mexicans, but for the unanimous approval of FIFA, this mascot might not be released.
7. In the summer of 199 in Italy, the designer made a human figure with football and building blocks, supplemented by the green, white and red colors of the Italian flag, which was very dynamic and creative.
8. In the 1994 World Cup, Americans who lacked soccer cells showed their specialty in cartoon painting. They designed a cartoon dog as the mascot of this World Cup. This move surprised many people, because Americans have always been marked by eagles. However, designers think dogs are more pleasing.
9. In 1998, a little cock named Footix cheered and jumped in human form and became the mascot of the fierce World Cup in France. This little rooster, named by 47% of the 18,5 voters, means that football shines on the earth like the sun.
1. The Japanese Organizing Committee for the 22 World Cup presented the official mascot of the 22 World Cup to the public in Tokyo. Mascots have changed the image of anthropomorphizing animals in the past. They are three elves called "Atmo" from outer space, one big and two small. One of the older and taller leaders was covered in gold, holding a football in his hand. The other two smaller leaders were violet and blue. The older golden elves are like ancient East Asian warriors, while the two young elves have tentacles on their heads. According to the organizing Committee, these elves from outer space live in the atmosphere and play a "space version" of football, symbolizing "harmony, unity and cooperation."
On November 13th, 24, the logo of the 26 World Cup was presented to you. Beckenbauer, a German, invited Bailey, a Brazilian, to unveil the mysterious mascot that was born after thousands of choices. A big lion named "GoleoVI" (generally translated as Goleo VI in China) with a height of 2.3 meters and a small ball named Pille with a mouth and eyes have become a new star.
12. The mascot of the 21 World Cup "Zakumi" A lovely leopard with green African curly hair was used as the mascot of the 21 World Cup finals in South Africa. The organizing committee not only named this little leopard "Zakumi", but also created a resume for it. According to the resume of "Zakumi", it was born on June 16th, 1994. This is the day when the apartheid policy in South Africa came to an end. This day is also South Africa's "Youth Day" to commemorate the South African youth protests against apartheid that broke out under white rule in 1976. The first two letters ZA in the name "Zakumi" are the abbreviations of "South Africa" in South African, the most important language among the 11 official languages in South Africa. The last letter KUMI means "1" in many African languages, which means the year of the World Cup in South Africa. Modis, a spokesman for the South African World Cup Organizing Committee, said that in some languages in southern Africa, "Zakumi" also means "welcome to the mascot of the 21 World Cup". FIFA Secretary-General walker said that Zakumi represents the South African people, geography and spirit. He believes that Zakumi will bring joy to people before and during the World Confederations Cup and the World Cup in South Africa.