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Retired teacher makes World Cup mascots from eggshells

Retired English teacher Nguyen Thanh Tam in Ho Chi Minh City spends hours every day making World Cup mascots from eggshells as a way to join in the tournament’s excitement worldwide.
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  • Nguyen Thanh Tam uses various kinds of eggshells (Photo: VNA).

  • The shells are soaked into lemon juice in three minutes to deodorize (Photo: VNA).

  • Tam then polishes the surface of the eggs (Photo: VNA)

  • He is taking out the egg yolk  (Photo: VNA)

  • It will need up to ten hours to complete a mascot (Photo: VNA)

  • Tam and his World Cup mascot products (Photo: VNA)

  • Two models of Zabivaka, the official mascot of the 2018 FIFA World Cup (Photo: VNA)

  • World Cup 2010 mascot Zakumi is also made from hallowed-out eggs (Photo: VNA)

  • World Cup 2014 mascot Tatu (Photo: VNA)

  • Tam also has models of Brazilian footballers in his collection (Photo: VNA)

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