Zabivaka
Sign in to saveZabivaka () was the official mascot of the 2018 FIFA World Cup, which was held in Russia. The name is a blend of the Russian words забивать ("to strike") and собака ("dog").
Key facts
- Character.name
- Zabivaka
- Character.image
- Zabivaka (mascot).jpg
- Character.caption
- Official artwork
- Character.first_major
- 2018 FIFA World Cup
- Character.creator
- Ekaterina Bocharova
- Character.portrayer
- Rafe Young
- Character.species
- Eurasian wolf
- Character.nationality
- Russian
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Gender
- male organism
- Country of origin
- Russia
- Followed by
- La'eeb
- Follows
- Fuleco
- Sport
- association football
- Image
- Rus-IvoryCoast (13).jpg
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- Commons category
- Zabivaka
- date of birth
- 2002-05-01
- advertises
- 2018 FIFA World Cup
Sources (2)
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Encyclopedic overview
6 sectionsContents
- Design
- Competition
- Gallery
- See also
- References
- External links
Zabivaka () was the official mascot of the 2018 FIFA World Cup, which was held in Russia. The name is a blend of the Russian words забивать ("to strike") and собака ("dog").
Designed by student designer Ekaterina Bocharova, aged 22, the mascot was selected by internet voting in Russia, beating out a tiger and a cat.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Zabivaka” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.