2018 World Cup logo: Roger the Alien or Finding Nemo?

The Sputnik inspired emblem has 'magic windows' - but not everyone is impressed

Russia World Cup 2018 logo
(Image credit: Kirill Kudryavtsev / AFP)

The logo for the 2018 World Cup in Russia was unveiled by Sepp Blatter this week, with some help from cosmonauts aboard the International Space Station, but inevitably not everyone approved of the design.

The emblem, which was beamed onto the side of the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow during the launch, depicts the World Cup trophy in red and blue, the colours of the Russian flag, with gold trim.

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