It’s here, it’s here! The most footballing era has a pet very special in World Cup Qatar 2022. Do you want to know more about your name and meaning? Keep reading!

And as is customary, every year there is a new member who joins the World Cup fever. Yes, we are talking about the iconic (and much loved) mascots.

When did the mascots of the FIFA World Cup emerge?

The history of the World Cup mascots has its first official record in World Cup Willie which took place in England in 1966, but it was not until the eighth World Cup when each organizing country began to incorporate a character allusive to their nation to become the symbol of that World Cup.

Usually the designs of mascots are related to customs, clothing, flora, fauna or even representative animals of the host country, but this is not always the case, it can also be a character that reflects a bit of the culture of your country. For example, in Mexico 1970, it was Juanito who became the symbol of that year’s World Cup, who was a soccer boy with a traditional hat.

What is the name of the Qatar 2022 mascot?

Now, with Qatar as host of the 2022 World Cupa new member also arrived.

We introduce you to: La’eeba character fun and naughty that comes from the universe of pets. The FIFA explained that La’eeb comes from a magical place: ‘it is a world where ideas and creativity are the basis of the characters that live in everyone’s minds’,

‘La’eeb It may be a figment of your imagination. He is whoever the football fan wants him to be,’ he also noted.

What does La’eeb mean?

The name is La’eeb and it means gifted player in Arabic. Although the gender of this new character has not been explicitly stated, the FIFA describes him using masculine pronouns.

Its official presentation was during the draw for the FIFA World Cup celebrated on April 1 in Doha, Qatarwith which La’eeb joined the long list of pets revealed before each edition.

During the La’eeb presentation video Several concepts such as fantasy and imagination were highlighted.

Furthermore, the theory was defended that this character I had already attended other World Cupsarguing that he had contributed to some of the most iconic moments in football history.

In the introductory video, he even takes credit for Maradona’s famous goal with the ‘hand of God’, as well as Robin van Persie’s diving header against Spain in the 2014 World Cup.