Quiz! Can you name every World Cup mascot ever?

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From the magnificent to the naff, tell us what year each of their mascots took their bow

Michel Platini et Footix, l'oiseau mascotte de la Coupe du Monde de football 98, lors du lancement d'une loterie organisée par la Française des Jeux, le 24 novembre 1997, Paris, France.
(Image credit: William STEVENS/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images)

You have 10 minutes to pick 15 mascots – there are five decoys.

Remember to tweet your scores @FourFourTwo, and challenge some friends while you're at it.

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That guy in the photo above. He's not the mascot. That's Michel Platini: he's standing next to the mascot.

But of course, we're not going to tell you what the mascot is called. That's your job today.

This was a brand new introduction for the 1966 World Cup in England – and frankly, we're not sure how they managed at tournaments before without one. Everyone has their favourite and everyone remembers their first. 

How carefully have you paid attention to them over the years, though?

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Mark White
Mark White
Content Editor

Mark White has been at on FourFourTwo since joining in January 2020, first as a staff writer before becoming content editor in 2023. An encyclopedia of football shirts and boots knowledge – both past and present – Mark has also represented FFT at both FA Cup and League Cup finals (though didn't receive a winners' medal on either occasion) and has written pieces for the mag ranging on subjects from Bobby Robson's season at Barcelona to Robinho's career. He has written cover features for the mag on Mikel Arteta and Martin Odegaard, and is assisted by his cat, Rosie, who has interned for the brand since lockdown.

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