Russia have unveiled their mascot for the 2018 World Cup – Zabivaka the wolf.

Zabivaka, whose name means “the one who scores” in Russian is described as “charming, confident and social” and has “always dreamt of becoming a football star”, received 53% of the one million votes in a Fifa poll, beating competition from a tiger who got 27% and cat which collected 20%. He was developed by student designer Ekaterina Bocharova.

“I am sure Zabivaka will be a massive hit among fans at the Confederations Cup in 2017 and 2018 World Cup,” said Russian sports minister Vitaly Mutko.

Interesting I actually like it #ZABIVAKA

It's a me, Wolfie! Haha..

Love it

I was expecting some babushka with kompot, or maybe some gopnik in adidas tracksuit, disappointed :/

@quikzyyy funny -__-

I was expecting a Siberian Bear too :) the wolf looks great.

great design, looks like he's ready to go snowboarding though haha

A bear or this Wolf both looks great! #zabivaka