8) The mascot for this World Cup is
Fuleco. In the word, Fuleco, the part Ful comes from Futebol (Football) and eco comes from Ecologia (Ecology). His birthday coincides with New Year's Day. It is a Brazilian three-banded armadillo which is an endangered species and plays a major part in the environmental drive. Over 90% of Brazilians believe Brazil 2014 should be environmentally friendly. The name Fuleco won out over Zuzeco and Amijubi with 48% of the vote.