1986 FIFA World Cup the logo an unofficial motto was adopted: "El Mundo Unido por Un Balón" ("The World United by a Ball"). The official mascot of the 1986 World Cup was "Pique", a jalapeño pepper, characteristic of Mexican cuisine, with a moustache, a Colimote sombrero, and Mexican football team colours. Its name comes from "picante", Spanish for spicy, and was also a pun on the "PK" abbreviation of the football term penalty kick. The character caused a degree of controversy within Mexico for its ethnic stereotypes. Three teams qualified for the World Cup for the first time: Canada, Denmark and Iraq. Canada clinched
FIFA U-17 World Cup the 1982 Lion City Cup, FIFA created the FIFA U-16 World Championship. The first edition was staged in 1985 in China, and tournaments have been played every two years since then. It began as a competition for players under the age of 16 with the age limit raised to 17 from the 1991 edition onwards. The most recent tournament was hosted by India, for the first time, in 2017, which became the most attended in the history of the tournament, with the total attendance of the FIFA U-17 World Cup reaching 1,347,133. Nigeria is the most successful nation in the