A month-long celebration will see artists from participating nations display their idea of football world cup.
To mark the official opening of FIFA World Cup 2018 in Russia, Google put up a special doodle that is work of 32 artists from the participating nations.
Men's national teams of 32 countries will battle it out on Football fields across 12 venues in 11 cities of Russia until two of these teams reach the final match to be held at Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow on July 15. While Germany are defending champions, former winners like Argentina, Brazil, Spain, France, Portugal, who are current Euro cup winners, will vie to get the coveted trophies. Countries like Iceland and Panama are happy to embark on their maiden voyage in the tournament.
Google asked the guest artists from these participating nations what football/soccer looks like in their country. They brought out their thoughts on the canvas and day one doodle is done by Gluekit who brought together these illustrations celebrating the diverse cultures of the participating countries. Doodles by following artists will be displayed in a month-long series.
Argentina – Gaston Pacheco
Australia – Helen Li
Belgium – Sam Vanallemeersch
Brazil – Pedro Vergani
Colombia – Diego Cadena Bejarano
Costa Rica – Elizabeth Argüello
Croatia – Vedran Klemens
Denmark – Rune Fisker
Egypt – Shennawy
England – Celyn Brazier
France – Helene Leroux
Germany – Sua Balac
Iceland – Siggi Eggertsson
Iran – Rashin Kheiriyeh
Japan – Shinji Tsuchimochi
Mexico – Valeria Alvarez
Morocco – Annassi Mehdi
Nigeria – Yinfaowei Harrison and Ifesinachi Orjiekwe
Panama – Juan Tang Hon
Peru – Andrea Galecio
Poland – Świętosław "Slawek" Fedorczuk
Portugal – Tiago Galo
Russia – Arina Shabanova
Saudi Arabia – Otman Denye
Senegal – Reverse Pamplemus
Serbia – Bratislav Milenkovic
South Korea – Subin Yang
Spain – Andrés Lozano
Sweden – Linnea Sterte
Switzerland – Chragi Frei
Tunisia – Noha Habaibe
Uruguay – Macarena Campos
Russia and Saudi Arabia match will begin the the tournament on Thursday.
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