Album: World Cup Mascots Through History
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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Aside from the main event, we were introduced to the official 2022 Qatar World Cup Mascot, La'eed, during the draw. La'eeb, an Arabic term that means "super-skilled player," is presented as a figure from the mascot-verse, a parallel universe where other tournament mascots exist.
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!