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The 2006 FIFA World Cup official mascots were unveiled in a ceremony
in
Leipzig on 13th November 2004. They are Goleo VI, a human-size lion puppet
designed by the US-based Jim Henson Company and Pille, a talking soccer ball
that possesses an encyclopedic knowledge of the game. Goleo VI and Pille
will
appear as World Cup ambassadors in the run-up to the finals. The mascots
are
a departure from the 3 computer- generated mascots used at World Cup 2002
and is FIFA's first-ever "living" character that can talk, dance,play music
and
make people laugh. |
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