Much like there is a pantheon of great World Cup superstars, there is also a pantheon of great World Cup mascots, where Striker the animatronic dog most certainly belongs.
Flash back to 1994, the last time soccer’s biggest tournament unfolded on U.S. soil. Bill Clinton was president, Forrest Gump was in movie theaters and a dog dressed up in a U.S. men’s national team shirt was bleeding into pop culture.