“This is…pathetic.”-Fans dissatisfied with unveiled official logo for 2026 World Cup

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SPORTS GIST “This is…pathetic.”-Fans dissatisfied with unveiled official logo for 2026 World Cup

Abigael Wafula 15:00 - 18.05.2023

The logo features an actual image of the FIFA World Cup trophy in the foreground and the year of the tournament in bold text in the background.

Football fans have today, May 18 took to social media and expressed disappointment towards the unveiled 2026 FIFA World Cup logo.

The logo features an actual image of the FIFA World Cup trophy in the foreground and the year of the tournament in bold text in the background. This marks the first time the FIFA World Cup Trophy has been used in the official logo.

However, fans are not thrilled by the logo and most of them expressed their disappointment in the comment section of the FIFA World Cup Twitter page.

“You have three years to fix this…,” Junior Reyes commented on the photo that had been posted on the FIFA World Cup Twitter page.

Another disappointed fan, Chris Allen, also commented saying: “That's a number with a Microsoft paint cut out in front of it, not a logo. Try again.”

Mohammed Marafi also posted a GIF and captioned it: “Where is the logo?”

Anjoe Anthonysamy also expressed his disappointment saying: “This is…pathetic.”

Javierr Junior also took to his Twitter account and posted: “They really just put two numbers together and slapped the World Cup on it and called it the ‘brand’.”

Dan Tican also took to his Twitter and commented: “We are embarrassed should be the hashtag.”

Another user, Edgar Master also commented: “Very disappointing logo. It does not have any character or cultural refrence from either of the 3 host countries or the sport for that matter. I hope a new design is developed, there is still time.”

However, there were also a few positive comments especially on Facebook. One user, Melvin Spencer commented: “Vey nice logo. But somehow, I just want to see a brand-new logo of 2026 FIFA World Cup North America with adding trophy and effect, lighting, 3D like what Qatar 2022 did it.”

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