President Claudia Sheinbaum hosted a pet duck named Merlin and his owners during a scheduled morning press conference in Mexico City.

克勞迪亞·辛鮑姆總統在墨西哥城一次預定的早晨記者會中，接見了一隻名為 Merlin 的寵物鴨及其主人。

Merlin became famous on June 11 after the co-hosting team defeated South Africa. The duck was seen on Reforma Avenue wearing national team clothes, and he quickly became a viral sensation as an unofficial World Cup mascot. Merlin is a two-year-old duck owned by Karla Gómez, a street drink vendor. Gómez describes the duck as the 'boss' of her small business and feeds him a special diet of fish, crickets, and sometimes pork tacos.

Merlin 在 6 月 11 日共同主辦隊擊敗南非後聲名大噪。這隻鴨被發現身穿國家隊球衣出現在 Reforma 大道，迅速成為非正式的世界盃吉祥物並在網路上爆紅。Merlin 是一隻兩歲的鴨子，主人是街邊飲料攤販 Karla Gómez。Gómez 將這隻鴨描述為她小生意的「老闆」，並餵食魚、蟋蟀，有時甚至餵食豬肉塔可。

Furthermore, Gómez explained that her family, including her sons Carlos and Cristian, represents the hardworking Mexican people. She mentioned that she wants to register Merlin as a trademark to earn more money, specifically to pay for her eldest son's mental health treatment. Consequently, President Sheinbaum announced that the government would provide the family with support. The administration emphasized that the duck is a symbol of the Mexican family and a positive image of the country for the rest of the world.

此外，Gómez 解釋她與兒子 Carlos 和 Cristian 的家庭，代表了勤奮的墨西哥人民。她提到希望能將 Merlin 註冊為商標以賺取更多收入，特別是用於支付長子的心理健康治療費用。因此，辛鮑姆總統宣布政府將為該家庭提供支持。政府強調，這隻鴨是墨西哥家庭的象徵，也是向世界展示國家正面形象的代表。

The meeting ended with a photo session and a promise of government assistance for the family.

會議在合照以及政府承諾為該家庭提供援助後結束。