13 talismans of the brightest in the history of the FIFA World Cup

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Carrying out of the World Cup - a great honor and a joyous event for any country. The next championships in 2018 will be held in Russia. Matches will be held in 11 cities: Volgograd, Yekaterinburg, Kazan, Kaliningrad, Moscow, Nizhny Novgorod, Rostov-on-Don, Samara, St. Petersburg, Saransk, Sochi.

Preparations are already in full swing: to build a stadium, training facilities, roads and more. But there is another important task - to select the mascot of the championship. This mascot became a symbol of this sporting event and is remembered for a long time. Therefore, in this important mission is to attend to anyone who is a fan of football, and just love the sport.

Choosing a mascot takes place in several stages. In the first phase, everyone on the official website of the championship could vote for what should be the mascot of the tournament. From September 15 to November 15, 2015, Russian students will work on the design of the mascot. To take part all interested persons, students of art schools - simply register on the website and post their work. Then a special jury will select the best three of them. At the final stage, in 2016 the whole country will select the official mascot of the World Cup FIFA 2018 in Russia.

More than 50 000 thousand of Russians voted for characters who, in their opinion, it is best to present the tournament in Russia. Get a list of the 10 most popular characters was the basis of the creative competition for students to create a mascot design.









While the competition is in full swing, we Website have decided to recall what were the mascots of the world championships last year.



Willie - England, 1966



Lion mascot Willie was the first World Cup in England and one of the first general sports mascots in history. After him, all countries began to portray traditional charms with the ball. Leo is a typical symbol of the United Kingdom, he was dressed in a form with the symbols of the national flag.



Juanito - Mexico 1970



Chubby-cheeked boy named Juanito (Juan - the most common male name in Mexico) became the symbol of the 1970 World Cup. On toddler flaunts traditional Mexican headdress - a sombrero.



Type and Top - Germany, 1974



We must pay tribute to the sense of humor and self-criticism of the Germans: their mascot bit caricature. But such charming, is not it? Letters «WM» T-shirt - an abbreviation of the word Weltmeisterschaft («the World Cup '), and the inscription" 74 ", respectively, the year of.



Gauchito - Argentina 1978



Argentines have decided to continue the tradition, and again a symbol of the championship was a boy. Against the background of Juanito chubby and funny type and stomp it looks like a real athlete. Gauchito dressed in traditional form, but a whip in his hand and a handkerchief around the neck give him a gaucho - a person living in the pampas (the analog of the cowboys in America).



Naranjito - Spain, 1982



It may seem strange, but the Spaniards chose their mascot ... orange! And even put it into a football shape with national symbols. Do not be surprised, just this country is proud of its legendary oranges, of which make the most delicious juice.



Pique - Mexico 1986



Culinary theme supported by the Mexicans, and replace Juanito came hot pepper Pike as a symbol of the traditional cuisine. However, the attributes remain unchanged Sobrero - national headdress of Mexico. Piquet name comes from the Spanish word picante, which summarizes the local names for spices.



Chao - Italy 1990



Cubism in all its glory. Talisman Italian championship was the man of the cubes in the colors of the national flag. Soccer ball for a head - a symbol of passionate love Italian football. As it was he was chosen the most popular word in Italy, which is used for greetings. Such here it is, the progressive Italian design.



Stryker - US 1994



Americans have created a very nice and cute mascot named Stryker (from the word strike - «slaughter»). And although football is not the most favorite sport of Americans, this mascot was extremely popular. Different attributes to him successfully sold during the championship.



Futiks - France 1998



The French did not hesitate to choose as a mascot rooster - a national symbol of this country. Very bright and beautiful character helped France win first place in the championship in 1998. And he broke the sales record of the American Stryker.



Ato, Kaz and Nik - Japan and South Korea, 2002



Symbol of the first FIFA World Cup in Asia have three characters at once. They were created with the help of computer graphics and high-tech are designed to emphasize the championship host countries. All three were considered members of the team atmobolu - fictional sport akin to football: Ato - coach and Kaz and Nik - players.



Gol VI and Pille - Germany 2006



After 40 years in Germany, the mascot of the championship was again a lion, is now named Gol VI, but in speaking of the ball Pille. Unfortunately, the bankruptcy of the company producing the symbols shown that the choice as mascot dolls - not the best idea.



Zakum - South Africa 2010



Green-yellow (the national colors of South Africa) became a symbol of the leopard Championship 2010. This animal is traditionally symbolizes a proud and freedom-loving people of Africa. However extravagant color of his hair has caused a huge amount of controversy.



Fuleco - Brazil 2014



With this talisman we have learned that in Brazil, home to armadillos. Fuleco (from words futebol - «football" - and ecologia - «Ecology") has turned out cheerful, lively and energetic. It was beautifully animated: from time to time curled up into a ball and even danced the samba every time a Brazilian team scores.

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