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Zakumi
Zakumi the Leopard was the official mascot for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. He is a cheerful and sporty anthropomorphized leopard with green hair, presented on 22 September,2008. His name comes from "ZA", the ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code for South Africa, and ''kumi'', a word that means " ten" in several African languages, referencing the year 2010. Profile Facts Za is a code for South Africa and kumi means ten in various African languages, so it signifies South Africa 2010. The leopard's birth date coincides with a day known and celebrated as Youth Day in South Africa. The group A match played between South Africa and Uruguay ( Match 17) also coincides with Zakumi's birthday. He turned sixteen on 16 June 2010. The green and yellow (gold) colours of the character match the colours used in South African sport uniforms and can also be seen in the South Africa national football team's kit. Andries Odendaal, from Cape Town, created the original character design. The official motto of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FIFA World Cup Mascot
FIFA World Cup official mascots are a series of unique characters for each event. The trend began with the 1966 FIFA World Cup having World Cup Willie, one of the first mascots to be associated with a major sporting competition. The mascot designs represent a characteristic of the host country, such as flora, fauna, or costume. The design is frequently one or more anthropomorphic characters targeted at children and coinciding with cartoon shows and merchandise. List of mascots See also * List of FIFA Women's World Cup official mascots * List of UEFA European Championship official mascots * List of Copa América official mascots * List of Africa Cup of Nations official mascots * List of AFC Asian Cup official mascots References External links Information on Goleo VI and Pille {{FIFA World Cup FIFA World Cup mascots, Association football mascots Lists of mascots ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |