Zabivaka

Zabivaka (Russian: Забива́ка)[1] was the official mascot of the 2018 FIFA World Cup, which was held in Russia.

[2] In pre-World Cup events, the mascot was played by English YouTuber and actor Rafe Young.

[4] The combination of white, blue and red T-shirt and shorts are the national colours of the Russian team.

More than one million people participated in the voting, which took place during September 2016 at FIFA.com, as well as before an during the live show of the Evening Urgant, where the results of the competition were announced.

[2] The name was suggested at the show by the chairman of the World Cup 2018 Organising Committee Vitali Mutko.