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What the World Cup mascot is based on

The 2022 FIFA World Cup mascot is modeled after a traditional Qatari costume.

The mascot for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar is the Raib, which is based on Qatar's traditional dress. The traditional Qatari dress has very clean lines, the fabrics are all snow-white, and the flowing traditional headdress is a symbol of the Qatari people. Qatar's design requirements for this mascot are very strict, focusing on facial expressions, but also pay more attention to posture and various details.

Qatar's World Cup mascot Laib, the appearance is more unique, from the visual point of view is very much like the dumpling skin length of 33 centimeters, the width of the same is 33 centimeters. Qatar's mascot in the design, the designers chose the traditional Arab dress headdress as inspiration, mainly because the Qatar region is located in the Middle East, so in the design elements among the choice of traditional Arab culture.

In the Arabic language, Alab means ball skills, and a highly skilled soccer player has the meaning of eternal youth, so it is a great significance, but also a sign that all players can play their best level on the field, to show their own strength, but also on behalf of the sport of soccer will never die.

Introduction of the World Cup in Qatar

The 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar is the 22nd FIFA World Cup, which will be held in Qatar from November 20 to December 18, 2022 in eight stadiums, and it is the first time in history that the World Cup will be held in Qatar and the Middle East, and it is the second time that the World Cup will be held in Asia. World Cup soccer tournament.

The Qatar World Cup was also the first World Cup soccer tournament to be held in the northern hemisphere during the winter months, and the first to be hosted by a country that had never reached the World Cup final round. The tournament featured 32 teams.