World Cup logos
World Cup logos became a distinctive mark throughout the history of football. From 1994 FIFA World Cup held in Switzerland, each World Cup had its own logo apart from their official poster. These logos have been a lively representation of football with new and amazing designs every four years.
These logos represented the joy, the passion and even the historical background of the locations in which these tournaments were held.
With the creativity of local designers, the World Cup logo has become a distinctive icon in the football scene and set a hallmark on the history of every Cup, trying to attract and motivate football fans throughout the world.
World Cup Switzerland 1954This was the first World Cup broadcasted live on TV. The official logo had a Switzerland flag acting as a red ball symbolizing the passion for this international event.
World Cup Chile 1962By coining the phrase “"Because we don't have anything, we will do everything in our power to rebuild”, Chile managed to overcome infrastructure issues by all the stadia were rebuilt at record speed and Chile wanted to showcase that in their World Cup official logo.
World Cup England 1966With predominant blue, white and red colours –characteristic of the country- England showcased the coveted cup in the centre of the World Cup official logo.
World Cup Mexico 1970Featuring a ball representing the globe, the design is simple yet stylish. Mexico was finally the chosen one thanks to its renewed infrastructure, since they had been the host of the Olympics on 1968.
World Cup Germany 1974Featuring green colour representing the grass of the stadium in which German players defeated the Netherlands in the final match. The official logo forecasts the 10th world cup held at West Germany.
World Cup Argentina 1978The official logo features a ball held by two Argentinean flags. A controversial fact surrounding the 1978 World Cup was that Argentina had suffered a military coup only two years before the cup.
World Cup Spain 1982The official logo featured a Spanish flag in the centre with the countries taking part in the tournament surrounding it. In the logo, Spain showcased the characteristics colours of a new democratic Spain full of joy and vitality.
World Cup Mexico 1986Highlighting the characteristics colours of Mexico, the country would host the world for the second time in 16 years. Colombia was originally chosen as hosts by FIFA. However, the Colombian authorities declared in November 1982 that they could not afford to host the World Cup under the terms that FIFA demanded.
World Cup Italy 1990The official logo showcases Italy´s flag colours featuring a black and white ball with red and green 3D shadows.
World Cup USA 1994Showcasing its characteristic patriotism, USA used the colours of its flag to design the official logo. Instead of using the states´ stars, they placed a ball with blue stripes to simulate a waving flag.
World Cup France 1998The director of advertising, French Laurent Vincenti, was the designer of the 1998 World Cup logo. He depicted a ball in contrast to a rising sun, thus showcasing the importance of this worldwide competition.
World Cup Korea - Japan 2002Representing the world cup, the globe, a football player and the ball itself, Korean and Japanese designers came up with a modern logo showcasing a new millennium and showing off their ground breaking infrastructure and technology.
World Cup Germany 2006For the official 2006 world cup logo, the designers picked up the 2002 Korea-Japan logo and added three smiley faces to represent the joy, passion and excitement that the world cup deserves.
World Cup South Africa 2010Representing the hope and joy on every World Cup, the official 2010 World Cup logo features the silhouette of a football player standing on the African continent and its characteristic colours on the background.
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