Champion the World Cup Bear (Russia)
| 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: | 09/06/2002 |
| Animal: | Bear |
Description
The Russian version of Champion is a fuzzy, brown bear with black button eyes and a button nose with the Russian 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
As Russia, this team has not
competed in the FIFA World Cup
although as part of the Soviet Union
it had a hand in 7 finals.
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 Russia.
Each version of Champion was retired separately on the day that country was eliminated from the 2002 World Cup.
The Russian Champion the Bear retired on 9th June 2002.
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