Zabivaka, the official mascot for the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia
A shopper takes a photograph of the official tournament mascot 'Zabivaka' at the first official FIFA World Cup 2018 merchandise store which opened recently at the Central Children’s Store in Moscow on December 18, 2017. Photo: Mladen ANTONOV / AFP
A photograph taken on December 11, 2017 shows the FIFA World Cup 2018 mascot Zabivaka in front of the Manege Exhibition Hall outside the Kremlin in Moscow. Images are projected on the facade of the Manege marking the Year of Ecology and the upcoming holdays. Photo:Mladen ANTONOV / AFP
A performer dressed as Zabivaka, the official mascot for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, gestures on stage during the Final Draw for the 2018 FIFA World Cup football tournament at the State Kremlin Palace in Moscow on December 1, 2017. The 2018 FIFA World Cup will be held from June 14 and July 15, 2018, in 11 Russian cities. Photo:Mladen ANTONOV / AFP
A picture taken on November 29, 2017 shows a figure of Zabivaka, the official mascot for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, at Manezhnaya square in downtown Moscow. Photo: Mladen ANTONOV / AFP
Zabivaka, the official mascot for the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia, gestures from a FIFA 2018 World Cup themed metro train at Moscow's Krasnaya Presnya depot on November 28, 2017. Photo:Mladen ANTONOV / AFP
Zabivaka, the official mascot for the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia, gestures from a FIFA 2018 World Cup themed metro train at Moscow's Krasnaya Presnya depot on November 28, 2017. Photo: Mladen ANTONOV / AFP
Zabivaka, the official mascot for the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia, attends the unveiling of the official poster for the 2018 FIFA World Cup at Moscow's Krasnaya Presnya metro depot on November 28, 2017. Photo:Mladen ANTONOV / AFP