Thursday, 13 September 2012

Brazil is ready to host the 2014 FIFA World Cup Introducing the mascot



AMAZING:Armadillo the mascot of Brazil 2014.
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At  the last World Cup,in 2010 in South Africa,it was Zakumi the green-haired leopard.The mascot in Germany four years earlier was a lion named Goleo.Now Brazil has reported picked an armadillo.

The world football governing body Fifa on Tuesday registered with the European Patent Office the next playful symbol of the world's supreme sporting event:a smiling armadillo whose name will be picked through and Internet vote.
 The three-banded armadillo-known as a"tatu-bola" in Brazil-is an endangered species.

The decision to make the armadillo the mascot was backed by the Caatinga Association,a NGO whose mission is to protect the biodiversity of north-eastern Brazil.


NOT JUST AN ANIMAL:Armadillo
the World soccer Cup-2014 mascot.
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The armadillo was chosen ahead of the puma as well as the"Saci",a character in Brazilian folklore that was the preferred choice of Brazilian sports minister Aldo Rebelo.



WELCOME:The statue of Brazil's capital
 Rio De Janeiro
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The Tolypeutes tricinctus,or tatu-bola as it is known in Portuguese,is an endangered mammal native to Brazil.It is characterised by its ability to roll into the shape of a ball under a leathery shell as a mode of self defence.

Brazil has made it clear that they are ready to host the world tournament.By doing so,they showed further more steps to the preparation of the event.

And animals look to have set a stage for them as they are used in the world best tournament(FIFA World cups) in recent years.
Animals have been used:
  • Leopard in South Africa(2010)
  • Lion in Germany(2006)
Is Brazil ready to host the event or is just the speculations of how the event is going to be like?




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18 comments:

  1. ZAwiSA Africa17 September 2012 at 01:55

    wow this Armadillo is similar to zakumi the difference is th head...if they able to introduce their mascot at the early stage like this-thats mean they really ready fo kick-off

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    1. vongani18 September 2012 at 01:28

      Yeah similar but its a sign to show that animals are the best things to decorate for such big tournaments like world cup.

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  2. Anonymous17 September 2012 at 01:57

    .Armadillo colours are more similar to Zakumi the spirit spreading now. But acording to FIFA latest releases Brazil is delaying with the preparation and they need to speed up.

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    1. vongani18 September 2012 at 01:45

      According to FIFA but the Brazilians organisers are telling the differnt story...saying that they are ready to host it

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  3. marvee mashiane17 September 2012 at 02:42

    I dissagree with you MT and Themba, there are no similarities between Zakumi and Armadilo,I see a huge difference between the two because both they have nothing in common,even their body are different.

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    1. vongani9 October 2012 at 00:56

      Agree with you marvellous...and every country comesup wIth their unique product as they have different interest.

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  4. tsholofelo18 September 2012 at 00:10

    A mascot is not really a big issue guys the are a whole lot of things that they need to consider before the start of the big tournament hope they are on track with everything as 2014 is looming around the conner.

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    1. vongani9 October 2012 at 00:58

      As they say,they are raedy despite the criticism of others that the construction is slow.

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  5. Dudu ngobeni18 September 2012 at 01:45

    wow their mascot is so cute,very similar to our zakumi,im glad we inspired them,cant wait for the world cup.

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    1. vongani26 September 2012 at 06:42

      A way forward from Africa....to Europe,South/North America and across the whole continent.

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  6. Unknown19 September 2012 at 04:32

    Well we`ve seen Brazil hosting world cup so I think this one is going to be a success as well.

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    1. vongani20 September 2012 at 02:18

      Indeed after South Africa has proved that not only European countries could host a successful event like FIFA world cup.

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  7. Thee Workplace19 September 2012 at 05:59

    I think that Brazil ms going with a different look. I mean Armadillo is small and different from the cat-family. Brazil wants to be unique and it is showing progress in terms of the planning of the wold cup.

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    1. vongani20 September 2012 at 02:17

      Agree with you saying that the progress in terms preparations are doing.

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  8. clive media guru19 September 2012 at 22:53

    i guess brazil will have up thier game ,after south africa set the bar high

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    1. vongani26 September 2012 at 06:44

      With no choice they have because South Africa has hosted the best world cups ever compared to the previous hosters.

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  9. Unknown20 September 2012 at 02:26

    I for one am really looking forward to the 2014 world cup. It is in Brazil, the birthplace of football and I believe that it will be one of those classic world cups that people will remember and always reffer back to in the future.

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    1. vongani26 September 2012 at 06:46

      I think is going to be of the world cups to remember as Brazil is known for producing great players.

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