Fans pin their hopes on voodoo doll

A VOODOO doll (pictured above) with five pins and the national emblems of all your enemy teams.

Toilet paper with World Cup trivia. Pork slices emblazoned with a soccer player dribbling down the field.

These are just a few of the unofficial World Cup-related items available in German stores and on German websites as merchants try to cash-in on World Cup mania before the month-long international soccer tournament kicks-off on June 9.

The competition transfixes much of the world, and interest among Americans has been growing.

“Put a charm on your favourite team with this special set. It includes one voodoo doll, 34 national emblems and five needles. Weaken any opponents: Simply attach the emblem, stick in the needles and off you go,” the description says.

But the maker warns there is “No guarantee!” it will work.

One can also catch up on World Cup trivia while perched on the throne thanks to toilet paper with printed questions and answers about World Cup history.

One question on the toilet paper asks who won the first World Cup in 1930. The paper provides the correct answer — Uruguay.