Champion the World Cup Bear (Portugal)
| Theme: | Beanie Babies |
|---|---|
| Subtheme: | Sports |
| Style Number: | 04408 |
| Colour: | Brown |
| Swing Tag Generation: | 7, 10 |
| Tush Tag Generation: | 11 |
| Birthday: | None |
| Release Date: | 04/04/2002 |
| Release Year: | 2002 |
| Retirement Date: | 05/06/2002 |
| Animal: | Bear |
Description
The Portuguese version of Champion is a fuzzy, brown bear with black button eyes and a button nose with the Portugese flag on it. It wears a gold ribbon tied around it’s neck. On it’s chest is a badge with the words “2002 FIFA World Cup” on it.
Poem
Portugal was the second team to
qualify for the FIFA World Cup
tournament. This will be Portugal’s
third time competing in the FIFA
World Cup. Portugal last qualified in
1986.
Collectors note
Champion the Bear was introduced on 4th April 2002.
There are 32 different versions of Champion, each representing the countries that were in the 2002 World Cup. This particular bear represents Portugal.
Each version of Champion retired separately on the day that country was eliminated from the 2002 World Cup.
The Portuguese Champion the Bear retired on 5th June 2002.
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