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Merlin Duck, Symbol of the World Cup, Will Have Your Lottery Ticket

Summary by La Jornada
A friendly duck with socks and shirt of the Mexican team became one of the most representative characters of the World Cup 2026. During the Cup, the feathered has traveled the streets of Mexico City along with his partner Karla Ivette Gómez, and on his way he unleashed a collective euphoria on social networks that now leads him to have his own lottery ticket.

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A friendly duck with socks and shirt of the Mexican team became one of the most representative characters of the World Cup 2026. During the Cup, the feathered has traveled the streets of Mexico City along with his partner Karla Ivette Gómez, and on his way he unleashed a collective euphoria on social networks that now leads him to have his own lottery ticket.

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Merlin's caretaker recalled that her family is a merchant and that she never imagined that the duck would end up becoming a symbol for thousands of people inside and outside the country.

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The mascot who became a worldwide phenomenon during the World Cup already has its own commemorative ticket, representing the identity of working families and single mothers. By: Drafting CITY OF MEXICO, July 10, 2026.- El Pato Merlin has reached an unprecedented fame that has crossed borders, consolidating itself as a real popular phenomenon of Mexican hobby after viralizing in the World Cup of Football 2026. This immense popularity was immortal…

Photo generated with Gemini by Merca2.0 El Pato Merlín ceased to be a passing phenomenon on social networks to become a case of branding and intellectual property construction. The National Lottery presented the commemorative ticket of the Superior Drawing No. 2891 inspired by the bird that conquered millions of Mexicans during the 2026 World Cup, consolidating a phenomenon that was born in the streets of Mexico City and ended up forming part of…

First he stole the cameras. Then he conquered the social networks. Now, Pato Merlin also wants to conquer the fate of the Mexicans. The charismatic plume that became one of the most lovable postcards of the World Cup 2026 will appear on a commemorative ticket of the National Lottery, a recognition reserved for characters and events that have marked Mexican society. Merlin earned the affection of the public by going through the celebrations of th…

The National Lottery confirmed that the duck Merlin, one of the viral phenomena in Mexico during the World Cup 2026, will have its own commemorative ticket. Thanks to the invitation of the Mtra. @OliviaSalomonV Director General of @lotenal, I had the pleasure to accompany her to the unveiling of the commemorative lottery ticket to the Upper Drawing No. 2891 dedicated to the Merlin Duck. #GanasTúGanaMexico pic.twitter.

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López-Dóriga Digital broke the news on Thursday, July 9, 2026.
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