JAWOC calls for names for 2002 World Cup mascots

JAWOC calls for names for 2002 World Cup mascots

TOKYO, Japan - Yasuhiko Endo, secretary general of the Japanese organizing committee for the 2002 World Cup (JAWOC), calls for names for the event's mascots at a press conference Jan. 16 in Tokyo. The announcement coincided with the start of a 500-day countdown to the opening of the finals, which are to be co-hosted with South Korea.

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