The FIFA World Cup tournament, hosted this year in Brazil, turns 84 years old. 32 teams will head to the South American country to play matches in Brazil’s 12 new or redesigned venues. Elanders UK take a look at posters from each of the tournaments, some 84 years old and estimated to be worth between £15,000 and £20,000.
The overall design of the early World Cup posters were relatively similar to one another, with the first major design change happening in 1982 when Spain hosted the World Cup. Spain called upon Joan Miró, an artist from Catalan, to design the poster that consisted of Miró’s simplistic style combined with bright colors and playful shapes. A similar artistic design was created in 1994 for when the United States of America hosted the tournament.
Let’s take a look at how this year’s World Cup posters compare to the previous editions in terms of design and concept.
World Cup Posters
1930 – Uruguay
1934 – Italy
1938 – France
1950 – Brazil
1954 – Switzerland
1958 – Sweden
1962 – Chile
1966 – England
1970 – Mexico
1974 – West Germany
1978 – Argentina
1982 – Spain
1986 – Mexico
1990 – Italy
1994- United States
1998 – France
2002 – South Korea/Japan
2006 – Germany
2010 – South Africa
2014 – Brazil
Conclusion
As you can see from this collection, the design changed significantly between the late 1980s and the early 2000s, indicating a change in design trends and styles between the 20th and 21th centuries. The minimalism and simplicity of the poster design became apparent between 1998, when France hosted the World Cup, and 2002, when South Korea and Japan joined together to host the tournament between the two countries.
Minimalism has become the focus of the design, especially when looking at the 2010 and this year’s editions of the poster design. It will be interesting to see what the 2018 and 2022 World Cup tournament posters look like, which will be hosted by Russia and Qatar respectively.
Please feel free to share your favorite ones in the comments below.
