World Cup Doodles
Client
Year
2026
Doodles
18
Making Google Doodles is one of the most fun things you can do with Google. Making one about soccer (or fútbol, as some of us call it) is even better.
So when Google asked us to celebrate the World Cup, we didn't need to wait for kickoff.
We watched hundreds of YouTube clips to break down the moves, brought together dozens of animators and illustrators, and worked through hundreds of style and animation explorations. The result was 18 Doodles that ran around the world during the tournament, from stepovers to bicycle kicks to Panenkas.
With matches happening in our own city, we got to live the World Cup here in Vancouver and animate it at the same time.
Credits
Creative Direction
Jorge R. Canedo E.
Production
Stefan Green,
Mona Fani
Art Direction
Avikali Lomavatu,
Paykhan (Guillaume Roux)
Design
Avikali Lomavatu,
Paykhan (Guillaume Roux),
Lorena G.,
Esther Bellefontaine,
Mona Fani,
Pasquale Garibaldi,
Grace Choi,
Bitasi Santos,
Manuel Neto
Animation
Manuel Neto,
Ricardo Drehmer,
Victor Silva,
Stephen Loveluck,
Rohan McDonald,
Dennis Wardzala,
Matt Everton,
Saki Tanaka,
Javier Ibañez,
André Ruivo,
Jorge R. Canedo E.
Cleanup & Texturing
Saki Tanaka,
Javier Ibañez,
Ines Delem,
Nicholas Ferreira,
Victor Silva,
Rohan McDonald,
Manuel Neto,
Ricardo Drehmer,
André Ruivo,
Esther Bellefontaine,
Lorena G.,
Avikali Lomavatu
Compositing
Nicholas Ferreira,
Jorge R. Canedo E.,
Victor Silva,
Javier Ibañez,
Manuel Neto,
Ricardo Drehmer
Claudia Chagui,
Justine Robinson,
Teresa Lai,
Brian You
The Doodles
Styleframes & Process
