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
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Mark White is the Digital Content Editor at FourFourTwo. During his time on the brand, Mark has written three cover features on Mikel Arteta, Martin Odegaard and the Invincibles, and has written pieces on subjects ranging from Sir Bobby Robson’s time at Barcelona to the career of Robinho. An encyclopedia of football trivia and collector of shirts, he first joined the team back in 2020 as a staff writer.