The Asian Cup mascot was launched in Sydney on Tuesday morning, with Nutmeg the wombat unveiled just two months out from the start of the tournament.

Nutmeg, named after the football trick for kicking the ball between an opponent's legs, hails from the Blue Mountans.

Nutmeg has become the second wombat mascot - following the unofficial role that Fatso the Fat-arsed Wombat took at the Olympic Games in Sydney in 2000.