Spectators watching as the emblem of World Cup 2022 is revealed. Baher Amin/The Peninsula
The emblem of FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 remained the top trend on Twitter yesterday after its official launch as thousands of citizens and residents celebrated the historic moment with sharing pictures and comments on the social media platform.
In the first hour after official unveiling of the logo, over 40,000 tweets were posted. Twitterati said that Qatar was moving forward to fulfil its pledge of hosting the football tournament and with every passing day the world was witnessing Qatar’s achievements in this regard.
#EmblemOfFIFAWorldCupQatar2022 was top trend in Arabic followed by #Qatar2022 and #WorldCup2022ForArab.
They also noted that the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 was not for Qatar but rather for all Arabs, Islamic countries and the region as well further saying that this is what Amir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani had said about Qatar 2022.
“At this moment the eyes of the whole world are towards our Arab region to see the official emblem of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022. Qatar has a great responsibility to make a history be uniting all Arabs. Qatar is able to do this and we are sure Qatar will make us very proud,” Yousef Hassan said.
Another one commented: “We congratulate Qatar, H H the Amir of Qatar on the occasion of official launch of emblem of FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022. We expect a great tournament and Qatar will create a lasting legacy for Qatar, the Middle East and the world.”
Faisal Al Qahtani tweeted saying, “In these beautiful moments, we should salute Father Amir H H Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani and the role he played to make us happy and celebrate this beautiful moments.”
The joy was not limited to citizens but also residents and people of the entire region celebrated it on the social media. “It is a joy to see many buildings in many countries, including Arab countries decorated by the official emblem of FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022. We share with Qataris this joy and are waiting for the big tournament. We are proud of Qatar to host such a big event and people from the entire region share joy with them,” wrote Mohssin Ali from Kuwait.
“Today the world will witness the realization of the Qatari dream and the harvest of years of diligence. Congratulations to Qatar and to the Arabs on this achievement and we pray for more success.” tweeted Tarshi.
Many people sharing the logo interpreted its meaning saying that the logo symbolizes the sustainable legacy that the 2022 FIFA World Cup will create for Qatar and the region. Some suggested that it also reminds about the deep bonds between Arab and Muslim people, as well as the richness and diversity of the culture of the Arab world.
