Read about the most famous football mascots Complete the gaps with the Simple Past or the Past Continuous of the verbs and match the descriptions with the mascots! A Euro 2000 (Netherlands-Belgium): The mascot (be) a lion-devil Its hair _ (be) black, yellow, red, white and blue Its name _ (wish) best luck to all the participating countries …………………………………… E Euro 1988 (West Germany): The mascot (be) a grey rabbit It _ (wear) a black T-shirt and red shorts It _ (also/wear) white wrist bands and a white headband …………………………………… B Euro 2004 (Portugal): The mascot (be) a boy, who _ (wear) a red shirt and green shorts He _ (kick) a ball …………………………………… F Euro 1980 (Italy): The mascot (be) a little wooden boy It (have) a long nose It _ (wear) a paper hat and it _(hold) a ball …………………………………… C Euro 1992 (Sweden): The mascot (be) a rabbit figure It _ (wear) a yellow shirt that _ (have) blue borders in the collar and both the hands, blue shorts and yellow socks with blue bands ……………………… G Euro 2008 (Austria-Switzerland): The mascots (be) twins They _ (wear) red and white football uniforms They _ (have) red hair …………………………………… D World Cup 1966 (England): The mascot (be) a lion It _ (wear) a red, blue and white uniform …………………………………… H World Cup 1970 (Mexico): The mascot (be) a boy It _ (wear) a green and white uniform and a sombrero It _ (also/have) a ball …………………………………… I Euro (England): 1996 The mascot _ (be) a lion It (wear) a white shirt and navy blue trousers It (hold) a ball ………………………… J Euro 1984 (France): The mascot (be) a rooster It (wear) a blue shirt, white shorts and red socks It (have) number 84 on the left side ………………………… Read about the most famous football mascots Complete the gaps with the Simple Past or the Past Continuous of the verbs and match the descriptions with the mascots! K World Cup 1982 (Spain): The mascot (be) an orange It _ (wear) an orange and purple uniform It _ (hold) a ball …………………………………… O World Cup 1998 (France): The mascot (be) a rooster It (be) blue It _ (have) a red tail and a red head Its beak _ (be) yellow It (hold) a football …………………………………… L World Cup 1994 (USA): The mascot (be) a dog It _ (wear) a red, blue and white uniform It _ (have) a ball …………………………………… P P World World Cup Cup 2002 2002 (Korea-Japan): (Korea-Japan): The The mascots mascots _ (be) three computer-generated _ (be) three computer-generated creatures creatures They They (be) (be) orange, orange, purple purple and and blue blue They They _ _ (be) (be) members members of of the the “Atmoball” “Atmoball” team team One One of of them them _ _ (be) (be) the the coach coach and and the the other other two two (be) (be) the the players players The The coach coach (hold) (hold) aa ball ball and and one one of of the the players players (wave) (wave) S World Cup 2006 (Germany): The mascots (be) a lion and a football The lion _ (wear) a white T-shirt and _ (hold) a rose The football (have) a funny face ………………………… ……………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………… M M World World Cup Cup 2010 2010 (South (South Africa): Africa): The The mascot mascot (be) a leopard (be) a leopard ItIt (have) (have) green green hair hair Its Its body body _ (be) yellow with brown _ (be) yellow with brown spots spots ItIt _ _ (wear) aa white white T-shirt T-shirt and and green shorts It green shorts It (hold) (hold) aa ball ball Q Q World World Cup Cup 1974 1974 (West (West Germany): Germany): The The mascots (be) mascots (be) two two boys boys One One boy boy _ _ (hold) (hold) aa ball ball and and the the other one _ (wave) other _ (wave) They They _ _ (wear) (wear) black black and and white white uniforms uniforms …………………………………… …………………………………… N World Cup 1990 (Italy): The mascot (be) a stick figure football player It _ (be) red, green and white It _ (have) a football instead of a head …………………………………… R World Cup 1986 (Mexico): The mascot (be) a pepper It _ (have) a large moustache It _ (wear) a red and white uniform and a large sombrero It _ (hold) a ball …………………………………… …………………………………… …………………………………… T World Cup 1978 (Argentina): The mascot (be) a boy.He _ (wear) a blue and white uniform, a large hat and a neckerchief He _ (kick) a ball He _ (hold) a whip ……………………… SOURCE: http://www.insideworldsoccer.com/2008/06/euro-1980-2008-mascots.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup_mascot KEY a Euro 2000 (Netherlands-Belgium): The mascot was a lion-devil Its hair was black, yellow, red, white and blue Its name wished best luck to all the participating countries b Euro 2004 (Portugal): The mascot was a boy, who was wearing a red shirt and green shorts He was kicking a ball c Euro 1992 (Sweden): The mascot was a rabbit figure It was wearing a yellow shirt that had blue borders in the collar and both the hands, blue shorts and yellow socks with blue bands d World Cup 1966 (England): The mascot was a lion It was wearing a red, blue and white uniform e Euro 1988 (West Germany): The mascot was a grey rabbit It was wearing a black T-shirt and red shorts It was also wearing white wrist bands and a white headband f Euro 1980 (Italy): The mascot was a little wooden boy It had a long nose It was wearing a paper hat and it was holding a ball g Euro 2008 (Austria-Switzerland): The mascots were twins They were wearing red and white football uniforms They had red hair h World Cup 1970 (Mexico): The mascot was a boy It was wearing a green and white uniform and a sombrero It also had a ball i Euro 1996 (England): The mascot was a lion It was wearing a white shirt and navy blue trousers It was holding a ball j Euro 1984 (France): The mascot was a rooster It was wearing a blue shirt, white shorts and red socks It had number 84 on the left side k World Cup 1982 (Spain): The mascot was an orange It was wearing an orange and purple uniform It was holding a ball l World Cup 1994 (USA): The mascot was a dog It was wearing a red, blue and white uniform It had a ball m World Cup 2010 (South Africa): The mascot was a leopard It had green hair Its body was yellow with brown spots It was wearing a white T-shirt and green shorts It was holding a ball n World Cup 1990 (Italy): The mascot was a stick figure football player It was red, green and white It had a football instead of a head o World Cup 1998 (France): The mascot was a rooster It was blue It had a red tail and a red head Its beak was yellow It was holding a football p World Cup 2002 (Korea-Japan): The mascots were three computer-generated creatures They were orange, purple and blue They were members of the “Atmoball” team One of them was the coach and the other two were the players The coach was holding a ball and one of the players was waving q World Cup 1974 (West Germany): The mascots were two boys One boy was holding a ball and the other one was waving They were wearing black and white uniforms r World Cup 1986 (Mexico): The mascot was a pepper It had a large moustache It was wearing a red and white uniform and a large sombrero It was holding a ball s World Cup 2006 (Germany): The mascots were a lion and a football The lion was wearing a white T-shirt and was holding a rose The football had a funny face t World Cup 1978 (Argentina): The mascot was a boy He was wearing a blue and white uniform, a large hat and a neckerchief He was kicking a ball He was holding a whip