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
{keywords}The shells are soaked into lemon juice in three minutes to deodorize
{keywords}Tam then polishes the surface of the eggs
{keywords}He is taking out the egg yolk 
{keywords}It will need up to ten hours to complete a mascot
{keywords}Tam and his World Cup mascot products
{keywords}Two models of Zabivaka, the official mascot of the 2018 FIFA World Cup
{keywords}World Cup 2010 mascot Zakumi is also made from hallowed-out eggs
{keywords}World Cup 2014 mascot Tatu
{keywords}Tam also has models of Brazilian footballers in his collection 

VNA