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Champion (FIFA) |
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| Ty family: |
Beanie Buddies |
| Style number: |
09501 |
| Variety: |
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| Animal: |
Bear |
| Exclusive to: |
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| Special category: |
FIFA Bears |
| Birthday: |
none |
| Introduction date: |
April 4, 2002 |
| Retirement date: |
May 24, 2002 |
| Height: |
14 inches |
| ST generation(s): |
Unique Champion swing tag |
| TT generation(s): |
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| Theme: |
Soccer |
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SWING TAG INFORMATION
Each swing tag contains information (inside right) unique to the country represented by the bear.
SWING TAG VARIATION
The left inside of the swing tag for Champion Japan is different from
the other Champion swing tags.
TY & EXTRA FIFA SWING TAG (front)
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CHEST BUTTON (close-up)
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Ty produced 32 different Champion Beanie Buddy bears; one for each
country entered in the FIFA World Cup soccer tournament in 2002. The Beanie
Buddy versions were all retired on the same date.
The tournament was hosted jointly by Japan and Korea. It was the first time this tournament was hosted by two countries. Brazil
won the championship with a 2 - 0 win over Germany in the final game. FIFA is an acronym
for Fédération Internationale de Football Association.
Champion Bears represent the following countries
(noses shown larger than actual size)
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Argentina
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Belgium
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Brazil
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Cameroon
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China
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Costa Rica
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Croatia
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Denmark
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Ecuador
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England
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France
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Germany
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Ireland
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Italy
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Japan
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Korea Republic
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Mexico
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Nigeria
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Paraguay
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Poland
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Portugal
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Russia
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Saudi Arabia
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Senegal
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Slovenia
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South Africa
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Spain
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Sweden
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Tunisia
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Turkey
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United States
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Uruguay
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The 2002 Tournament Winner !
EXTRA FIFA SWING TAG (front & back)
Ty also released 32 Champion Beanie Babies to represent the countries in this tournament.
Each of the Beanie Baby Champion bears was retired on the day its
country was eliminated from the competition.
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