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England 1966 -

"World Cup Willie"

A lion playing football. Mexico 1970 -

"Juanito"

A little boy. West Germany 1974 -

"Tip & Tap"

Two happy boys. Argentina 1978 - "Gauchito"

A little boy. Spain 1982 -

"Naranjito"

A smiling orange. Mexico 1986 -

"Pique"

A chilipepper. Italy 1990 -

"Ciao"

Not easy to see what this is. It must be some kind of sculpture. United States 1994 - "Striker"

A smiling dog. France 1998 -

"Footix"

A smiling cockerel. Korea/Japan 2002 -

"Kaz, Ato and Nik"

Three funny creatures. Germany 2006 -

"Goleo VI"

A big lion. South Africa 2010 -

"Zakumi"

A leopard.

