Since the beginning of the animation, the name of the mascot of the cups attracts attention and becomes a success. La'eeb, the name of Qatar's 2022 mascot, attended the opening ceremony in Al Bayt. It is a Hijab, that is, a male turban, which is part of the traditional dress of Arab culture. His name is directly related to the championship, it means “super skilled player”.
To get in the mood, we listed all the mascots since 1966, when the official presence of the symbol-character became the competition. See more about world cup mascots!
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The cup mascots are the symbols of the host country and mark the competition
Check out the summary of all the mascots that were part of the history of the cups.
1 1. Willie (1966)
He is a lion and was the first mascot, symbol of Great Britain. That same year, the host country managed to win the championship.
2 2. Juanito Maravilha (1970)
This year, the cup was held in Mexico. His symbol was little Juan who, like a good Mexican, wore a big hat.
3 3. Tip and Tap (1974)
Germany chose to have representation in a double dose. They wore uniform shirts, one with the initials of Weltmeisterschaft (World Cup) and the other, the year of the Cup (74).
4 4. Gauchito (1978)
The Argentines chose a character, Gauchito Gil, to be their representative. This is a famous folk character.
5 5. Naranjito (1982)
This little orange won the hearts of football lovers. Naranjito was so successful that there was a cartoon dedicated to him in Spain during the 1980s.
6 6. Chop (1986)
Mexico repeated itself as host of the games and this time used a brand of its culture as a representative, pepper, which is famous in typical dishes of the country.
7 7. Ciao (1990)
That year the Italian hosts used geometric shapes to represent them. In its appearances, the mascot dismounted and formed the word Italy.
8 8. striker (1994)
The United States chose a puppy named Striker to represent.
9 9. Footix (1998)
The French did not shy away from their symbol animal, as the famous mascot was a rooster. Called Footix, he ended up being lucky for France, who won their first World Cup that year.
10 10. Ato, Kaz and Nik (2002)
In the cup that was divided between Japan and South Korea, it was the aliens who became the famous mascots. They were called “Spheriks” and they came to earth to learn football.
11 11. Goleo VI and Pille (2006)
The duo of lion and talking ball was successful in the German Cup.
12 12. Zakumi (2010)
The green haired leopard had the color combination of the flag of South Africa.
13 13. Fuleko (2014)
The Brazilian three-banded armadillo was the combination of football and awareness of ecological protection. It was very successful mainly in memes.
14 14. Zabivaka (2018)
That latest mascot was a Siberian wolf. The name, in Russian, means "the one who scores the goal". The cup was held this year in Russia.
15 15. La'eeb (2022)
This year, the cup will be held in Qatar and the chosen mascot represents the Keffiyeh, a scarf that is used on the head by several Arab people.
