▁Information ▁Security ). ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 1 8 8 6 ▁birth s ▁Category : G erman ▁diplom ats ▁Category : Year ▁of ▁death ▁missing <0x0A> </s> ▁Z ab iv aka ▁( , ▁" Go als cor er ") ▁was ▁the ▁official ▁mas cot ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁FIFA ▁World ▁Cup , ▁which ▁was ▁held ▁in ▁Russia . ▁The ▁name ▁is ▁a ▁bl end ▁of ▁the ▁Russian ▁words ▁за би я ка ▁(" Y ellow ▁Wolf ") ▁and ▁за би вать ▁(" H ammer ing "). ▁ ▁Design ed ▁by ▁student ▁designer ▁Ek ater ina ▁Bo char ova , ▁the ▁mas cot ▁was ▁selected ▁by ▁internet ▁voting ▁in ▁Russia . ▁ ▁Design ▁The ▁mas cot ▁was ▁un ve iled ▁on ▁ 2 1 ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁It ▁represents ▁an ▁anth rop omorphic ▁E uras ian ▁w olf ▁( Can is ▁l up us ▁l up us ) ▁with ▁brown ▁and ▁white ▁fur , ▁we aring ▁a ▁T ▁sh irt ▁emb la zon ed ▁with ▁the ▁words ▁" RU SS IA ▁ 2 0 1 8 " ▁and ▁orange ▁g og g les ▁— ▁according ▁to ▁the ▁designer , ▁these ▁are ▁not ▁ski ▁g og g les , ▁but ▁sports ▁g og g les ▁like ▁those ▁used ▁in ▁cy cling : ▁" Z ab iv aka ▁is ▁so ▁fast ▁on ▁the ▁field ▁that ▁he ▁needs ▁eye ▁protection ". ▁▁ ▁The ▁combination ▁of ▁white , ▁blue ▁and ▁red ▁T ▁sh irt ▁and ▁short s ▁are ▁the ▁national