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title: "Meet Merlin the duck, a Mexico City streetside regular turned World Cup mascot"
date: 2026-06-15
modified: 2026-06-16
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url: https://panamadaily.news/2026/06/15/meet-merlin-the-duck-a-mexico-city-streetside-regular-turned-world-cup-mascot/
categories:
  - "World"
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# Meet Merlin the duck, a Mexico City streetside regular turned World Cup mascot

The 2-year-old duck dressed in Mexico's national colors became an internet sensation during Mexico's World Cup-opening victory over South Africa.

[Read the full story at PBS](https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/meet-merlin-the-duck-a-mexico-city-streetside-regular-turned-world-cup-mascot)