Champion – Republic of Ireland

beanie Facts

Beanie Name Champion – Republic of Ireland
Style Number 4408
Exclusivity None
Category Bear
Sub Category NF New Face
Theme Soccer – FIFA – World Cup, Flag Nose Bears, Country Flag – Republic of Ireland
Birthday None
Intro Date 04/04/02
Retired Date 06/16/02
Hang Tag Gen Champion
Tush Tag Gen 11
Copyright Date 2002
Pellets PE
Origin China
Color brown

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Poem

Ireland qualified for their first FIFA
World Cup final, traveling to Italy
in 1990. Ireland qualified for the
1994 FIFA World Cup with a 1-1
draw to Northern Ireland.

Beanie Buddies

There were 32 buddies produced, and their hang tags had the same information as the Beanie Babies, but with ‘CHAMPION the BEANIE BUDDY” on the front and “The Beanie Buddies Collection” inside.

Additional Information

Champion Beanies:

Representing the 32 countries participating in the 2002 FIFA World Cup, Ty produced 32 Champion bears, plus 2 written in Japanese and Korean as they hosted the World Cup.

As the countries were eliminated, the Beanies were retired. Brazil and Germany were the final 2, and Brazil won, becoming the World Champion with a score of 2 – 0.

Each bear’s nose had the flag of their country, and inside the hang tags was information about that country. All had an extra FIFA hang tag.  FIFA stands for Federation Internationale de Football Association.

FIFA extra hang tag: Champion – Republic of Ireland

Tush tag: Champion – Republic of Ireland

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