Official Uruguay 2018 mascot Capiâ„¢ unveiled

Meet Capi!
Capi is a 17-year-old footballer who is sociable, scientific and committed to her team, that she captains.

An effusive character, she loves to be partial of a group, generally her football team, where she can uncover all her skills and what a good aspirant she is.

With her eye-catching coming and warm, receptive nature, she is a ideal envoy for a World Cup.

Her impression is a thoughtfulness of a values that FIFA is looking to foster among a immature women holding partial in a tournament, and among a fans.

Why Capi?
Capi is desirous by a capybara, a world’s largest rodent. A play on difference between “capybara” and “capitana” (the Spanish for “captain”), her name ideally encapsulates her character. As a skipper, she sets an instance for her players to follow. Charismatic, unfailingly confident and a innate leader, she puts her organisation before herself.

What they pronounced about Capi
“We are vehement to deliver Capi, a new mascot for a FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup Uruguay 2018. Strong and joyful, Capi is an envoy for immature football lovers and she is looking brazen to assembly them via a year during several venues In Uruguay, including schools. She symbolises wish and positivity and enhances a beauty of football. She is a personality and an inspiration, and we are assured that she will keep moving a youngest generations in a destiny and inspire them to play football.”
FIFA’s Chief Commercial Officer Philippe Le Floc’h

“It is really sparkling to see Capi, a tournament’s central mascot, denounced in a environment like this, with a support of a inhabitant organisation that will paint us in Russia. If we are going to lift a form of women’s football and safeguard women have a place in this sport, afterwards we contingency have a support of everyone, generally a football family. That’s because a subsidy of a men’s comparison organisation is so crucial.”
Local Organising Committee President Rafael Fernandez

Article source: http://www.fifa.com/u17womensworldcup/news/y=2018/m=6/news=u17fwwc--mascot-launch.html