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France 1998

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Logo

This logo is rendered in French national colors and shows the football rising over the France on the Earth’s horizon as if it is the sun.

This logo is rendered in French national colors and shows the football rising over the France on the Earth’s horizon as if it is the sun.

 

 

Mascot • Footix

The 1998 mascot was a rooster, one of the national symbols of France. It has the words "FRANCE 98" on its chest, with its body mostly blue, like the host's national team shirt. The name Footix is a portmanteau of "football" and the ending "-ix" from the popular Astérix comic strip.

The 1998 mascot was a rooster, one of the national symbols of France. It has the words &quout;FRANCE 98&quout; on its chest, with its body mostly blue, like the host's national team shirt. The name Footix is a portmanteau of &quout;football&quout; and the ending &quout;-ix&quout; from the popular Astérix comic strip.

 

 

Poster

The France 1998 organising committee ran a poster design competition, which was won by Natalie le Gall, a student at the Ecole Supérieure des Beaux-Arts de Montpellier. A mixed-media piece including dabs of bright colour and nice touches like the texture on the pitch and the shadow effects, it launched her on the French illustration scene.

The France 1998 organising committee ran a poster design competition, which was won by Natalie le Gall, a student at the Ecole Supérieure des Beaux-Arts de Montpellier. A mixed-media piece including dabs of bright colour and nice touches like the texture on the pitch and the shadow effects, it launched her on the French illustration scene.

 

 

Ball • Tricolore

By 1998, FIFA World Cup France was played with a ball which sported the French red-white-blue tri-color. A complete departure from the old traditional black and white pattern.  The first official World Cup colored soccer ball.  The TRICOLORE used underglass print technology with a thin layer of syntactic foam.

By 1998, FIFA World Cup France was played with a ball which sported the French red-white-blue tri-color. A complete departure from the old traditional black and white pattern. The first official World Cup colored soccer ball. The TRICOLORE used underglass print technology with a thin layer of syntactic foam.

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