Champion the World Cup Bear (Croatia)
| 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: | 03/06/2002 |
| Animal: | Bear |
Description
The Croatian version of Champion is a fuzzy, brown bear with black button eyes and a button nose with the Croatian flag on it. It wears a gold ribbon tied around it’s neck. On it’s chest is a button with the words “2002 FIFA World Cup” on it.
Poem
Croatia finished third in the 1998
FIFA World Cup held in France.
Davor Suker won the title of “Best
Scorer” at World Cup ’98 in France.
Collectors note
Champion the Bear was introduced on 4th April 2002.
There are 32 different versions of Champion, each representing the different countries that were in the 2002 World Cup. This particular bear represents Croatia.
Each version of Champion was retired separately on the day that country was eliminated from the 2002 World Cup.
The Croatian Champion retired on 3rd June 2002.
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