La’eeb has been named the official mascot for this year’s Fifa World Cup Qatar 2022.
La’eeb was introduced during the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 Final Draw on Friday in Doha.
La’eeb is an Arabic word that means super-skilled player.”He belongs to a parallel mascot verse that is indescribable, everyone is invited to interpret what it looks like. La’eeb encourages everyone to believe in themselves as Now is All” Fifa said.
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“We are delighted to unveil La’eeb as the Official Mascot for the Fifa World Cup in the Middle East and the Arab World. He comes from the mascot-verse, a place that is indescribable. We encourage everyone to describe what it looks like, said Khalid Ali Al Mawlawi, Deputy Director-General, Marketing Communications and Tournament Experience, Supreme Committee for Delivery and Legacy.
“We are confident that fans throughout the world will like this amusing and charming figure.” “La’eeb will play an important role in engaging fans of all ages in Qatar’s FIFA World Cup experience,” Al Mawlawi added.
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La’eeb will be everywhere, greeting people, inspiring young fans, and cheering on the action throughout the event, which runs from November 21 to December 18.
“The courageous and uplifting La’eeb has attended every previous FIFA World Cup tournament and has contributed to some of the most famous moments in football history, including a number of iconic goals. La’eeb will be known for his youthful spirit, spreading joy and confidence everywhere he goes. La’eeb comes from a parallel world where tournament mascots live. It is a world where ideas and creativity form the basis of characters that live in the minds of everyone,” FIFA also stated, as per ANI.
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The 2022 FIFA World Cup will be the 22nd edition of the FIFA World Cup, a quadrennial international men’s football championship contested by the national teams of FIFA member countries. It will be held in Qatar from November 21 to December 18, 2022. This will be the first World Cup held in the Arab world, and the second World Cup staged entirely in Asia, following the 2002 tournament in South Korea and Japan.
