Meet Merlin the duck, a Mexico City streetside regular turned World Cup mascot (opens in new tab)

Covers World Cup begins with Mexico hosting South Africa in opening match

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Julián Quiñones and Raúl Jiménez may have scored the goals, but a duck stole the show. As Mexico celebrated its World Cup-opening victory over South Africa on Thursday, Merlin, a 2-...

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