Meet Merlin the duck, a Mexico City streetside regular turned World Cup mascot
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A duck named Merlin, dressed in a Mexico national soccer team jersey, follows his caretaker Cristian Gomez as they cross the street in Mexico City, Monday, June 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)A duck named Merlin, dressed in a Mexico national soccer team jersey, stands at a cafe next to his caretaker Cristian Gomez in Mexico City, Monday, June 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)Carla Gomez blows on to her duck Merlin, dressed in a Mexico national soccer team jersey, at a park in Mexico City, during the World Cup, Monday, June 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)People take pictures of a duck named Merlin, dressed in a Mexico national soccer team jersey, at a park in Mexico City, Monday, June 15, 2026, during the World Cup. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)A duck named Merlin wears a Mexico national soccer team jersey, during the World Cup in Mexico City, Monday, June 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)
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A duck named Merlin, dressed in a Mexico national soccer team jersey, follows his caretaker Cristian Gomez as they cross the street in Mexico City, Monday, June 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)