FIFA World Cup mascots - The best and worst mascots from previous World Cups

Alemania (1974, Germany)

The World Cup in ’74 saw Germany design two boys, called Tip and Tap, wearing German kits and a ball. On their uniforms were written ‘WM 74′, which stood for Weltmeisterschaft 74.

The concept behind the design was said to be the effort towards strengthening relations between the two Germanies at that time.

Gauchito (1978, Argentina)

Argentina followed in Germany’s idea to keep kids as mascots for the World Cup, designing little Gauchito, a young boy wearing Argentina’s kit, a hat with ‘Argentina 78′ written on it, a neckerchief and a whip.

The attire resembled that of the traditional South American gauchos. Many however criticised Gauchito for being too similar to the mascot of the 1970 Mexico World Cup.