When I Was The 2018 World Cup Mascot!

This was SUPER SECRET until just now. As were these photos!
This is my story of the lead up to the 2018 World Cup as Zabivaka.

[@erinhart6105]

no matter what his name is, i’m calling him phil

[@YungDaggerD5ck]

Omg 😂

[@zakarius6558]

Yup

[@EverythingNuclear]

I clicked this video because I thought bloody hell he looks like Phil

[@kyanphillips2549]

Kev same lmao

[@jackcullen62]

Kev same 😂

[@badgerman2229]

Harry: I played against Ronaldo Phil: Hold my costume

[@Kyrrinx2]

why is there no comment on this

[@yafetzm]

MagicMelones lol so why’d you comment

[@ethansreviews9603]

Haha

[@crowharryc1648]

@@ethansreviews9603 lol

[@NoName-SEC-B]

@@Kyrrinx2 why is no no why was

[@Longshortsilva]

So you tell me that inside the mask of that cute mascot is the most angriest man alive

[@hashimzubair2504]

Nice profile pic

[@ctnslicert9677]

Hashim Zubair im ksi too

[@hashimzubair2504]

warg1 bredrin omg🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@mottu-]

Angry white man

[@iisranaseer]

Yup inside there’s an angry white man

[@kephallonmegaris6776]

You should be a mascot of the sidemen's 2021 charity match. Like if you agree

[@blackmessi204]

Stfu like beggar

[@OC-mr3ec]

@@blackmessi204 poo ow

[@OC-mr3ec]

Phil should be the ref

[@Jernofenz]

Yes ye sy yes eyeysysyyeyeysysysyys

[@abdulsaboor6415]

They having a charity match this year?

[@hellothere5057]

He has all rights to bully the sidemen

[@RafeYoung]

hahaha

[@saleemshady1062]

@@RafeYoung is your name phil or young

[@swingofthings3863]

salim shady his name is rafe young and Phil is a character played by him

[@saleemshady1062]

@@swingofthings3863 cheers m8

[@kyzerkyzerkyzerkyzerkyzer]

Zabivaka: exists rule34 artists: ima end this whole man's carreer

[@remymellett8474]

My dad was a costume mascot, haven’t seen him in years, actually wait a second, Phil are you my dad?

[@tomcooney2842]

So was Ethan's dad

[@gordonng8090]

Tom Cooney mmm maybe that's why none of the sidemen dare to talk back to Phil

[@burry2174]

@Jasper Go He's so good that it's not even hide and seek.. It's just hide

[@rileychurchill4838]

PHILL

[@MG-co4tm]

nah he is ethan's dad

[@WillGunner14]

Nobody: Literally Nobody: Phil: Ayoo

[@sw6tch158]

this mans life is way more interesting than the whole sidemen members

[@finnley905]

Yep

[@bjornhaforsson2108]

Yep

[@cloudfrisky4056]

It would be crazy if he joined the Sidemen and there would be "The adventures of Babatunde and Phil"

[@tomatoking]

@Wasu Wachirapong ur like 5 you don't even know what interesting means

[@saleemshady1062]

@@tomatoking no one asked

[@simar_.242]

PHIL IS WAY TOO UNDERRATED🥺

[@RafeYoung]

❤

[@BF2BURRITO]

@@denz7128 Phil Jonesta

[@logan5693]

3:50 “this guy” is one of the best fullbacks to ever play. He’s called Cafu

[@samuvilppola5352]

Lmaoo and curly hair guy is valderama idk if i even spelt it correctly

[@hshdbbxbx]

Samu Vilppola spelt correctly

[@RickyPro888]

Itz Dylann lol it wasn’t it’s spelled Valderrama with two Rs

[@southafricangoat883]

@@samuvilppola5352 he was prlly been sarcastic

[@adamlittle4538]

Best job ever! Free holidays, food, meeting famous people, having fun and getting paid a ton

[@therealbomb_com8774]

All at the expense of potentially dying of heat stroke, but worth it!

[@MrTroubleHimself]

The kid being dragged at 7:19 😂😂😂

[@scity3301]

Lol i saw it to bro 😂😂

[@stateofisrael8201]

When you’re from Colombia and Phil calls your countries icon “curly hair dude” *angry coffee noise*

[@TobbyDogg]

Exactly smh. Carlos Valderrama is a beast. Also Rene and Ibarbo.

[@oddyzzeygaming8736]

Lol

[@some-vp9lu]

Higuita and valderrama are legends but ibarbo is just good on fifa 15

[@some-vp9lu]

@Gaurav Goel it doesn't because it didn't perform for his country or at club level

[@Coldbreezed]

Columbia*

[@chalobah__szn883]

‘This guy’ is Cafu, easily the best fullback to ever step on the pitch

[@spaceya1588]

Philib lahm, dani alves, roberto carlos, zanetti

[@timothypeters6694]

Roasting Guy nah Cafu beats them If you count maldini as a full back then he would be the best

[@randomraspberry8525]

ali kha Lahm is the best g

[@randomraspberry8525]

Roasting Guy Maicon

[@animehunter2169]

@@timothypeters6694 nah marcelo is the greatest, that ronaldo and marcelo partnership was so underrated

[@abu7amdeh]

I was actually there in the shopping centre, I was 22 years old at the time going to a university in Bahrain and I heard ronaldinho was in town and that he was making an appearance at a mall.. I got into my car, my friends with me, skipped all my classes and went to said mall 4 hours before the players were supposed to arrive and it was already mental. I was so excited that day because I have never seen a celebrity before that day and being able to see one of my childhood dreams was absolutely amazing.. so ronaldinho arrives and to my surprise Maradona was walking behind him.. imagine the way I looked, a stocky 6ft2" 22 year old Male totally fangirling over a man who was the reason I loved football.. The thing I remember the most that day was after the players finished the press conference they started signing football's and shooting them to the crowd.. ronaldinho signed the first ball and shot it straight, signed the second and shot it to the left, signed the third and starting looking around the top floor where I was standing, we locked eyes and he shot the ball straight at me, I jumped the highest jump I ever jumped in my 25 years of life and the ball actually hit the tip of my finger tips but I couldn't catch it and I couldn't run for the ball since it was super crowded.. the ball hit a man who was walking by and he picked it up and left with it.. I still hate that man to this day That day was a day I will never forget for as long as I live and thank you for reminding me how awesome of an experience that was

[@theo-nh6bx]

Cool, would have been amazing for you glad you got to experience it

[@lukasskleins8169]

Hold on wtf,u were 22 or 25

[@clipscobby8404]

We love you rafe. Phil is honestly one of the best characters in history honestly. Keep up the great work man 😂👍🏻

[@MerickFox]

Zabivaka sealed his fate with that wink

[@malice6081]

Poor zabivaka

[@unRandom_.]

He just wanted to play with Balls

[@lankyguythe3rd632]

Congrats man, ur now officially a furry

[@dorasuncle2717]

Most successful furry

[@lankyguythe3rd632]

@@dorasuncle2717 agreed

[@masterrhyds8778]

The only good furry

[@theloyalspurssupporter1588]

@@masterrhyds8778 false... most furries are good people

[@blankfaceasmr6558]

AimanTheLoyalSpursSupporter fuck furries

[@reelcrazy3457]

I couldn’t believe I was watching Phil all those times during World Cup

[@simonlye958]

Lol same never would have guessed it

[@adamj1264]

Yep

[@charliedrever201]

init

[@pkingglazersout6665]

Yep lol

[@dhaw97]

did he just call Cafu "this guy" and Valderrama "the curly hair guy"? fair play.

[@Alex-dj1os]

The curly hair dude*

[@captainAC130]

Who knew being a World Cup mascot would be this fun and interesting!

[@tommyenglish123]

You've been closer to the world cup then Messi and cr7

[@og786.]

Messi went to the final actually and lost 1-0 in extra time 😂

[@louisfentiman661]

Nixon Sanchez It was a joke you smeghead

[@louisfentiman661]

Nixon Sanchez Imagine taking a joke seriously just because its about messi. Wasteman.

[@Availablehandlethatsnottaken]

@@louisfentiman661 You're so toxic lmao

[@louisfentiman661]

Mat I know 🤣. Its just when i see people that cant take a joke just because its about someone/something they like.

[@FXzamii]

8:46 and that's where Corona started

[@Jockec]

The chinese man ate a bat

[@mickeymadariaga2160]

Omg Phil was surrounded by a criminal and a drug addict, glad you came out of there nicely (I mean Ronaldinho and Maradona)

[@joshleader8017]

2:16 that’s fake

[@adrianchamp4142]

Josh Leader ok your jealous

[@raya-ld3wi]

Josh Leader he still met them

[@PedroSanchez-1888]

More like Ronaldino

[@benmcnutt223]

Don't you mean ronaldino

[@jv_matos]

Rafe really makes this seem like the dream job of any football fan. Just traveling for free around the world, meeting famous players and doing promos for FIFA.

[@Tombola8610]

Really cool story rafe! Would love to hear more about your acting experiences in future videos.

[@RI.870]

His name is Phil

[@ethantehfitness]

This is pretty sick man. Thanks for vlogging it, really enjoyed it brother

[@RafeYoung]

Thanks mate

[@codymyster10]

When he pulled out the gifts and medal that sealed the job. Props to Phil!

[@gabrielsimonovic2266]

Congratulations bro 👏 You meet football legends/icons, you were living the dream of many childs like me.

[@afifafif3576]

“This crappy Chinese phone company” Damn phil u just offended whole asia

[@sanchezvcf2660]

Also said the Bahrain stadium was smaller then a cereal box, damn Phil

[@10thhokage5]

Vivo may be stalking us but is actually a really good phone company.

[@hadif5443]

Are you an idiot bruh. You people are dumb saying Asia are only chinese smh There are other people to you..

[@muhammadafifjazimin4433]

@@hadif5443 that is why he said phil offended whole asia as he referred only Chinese using vivo, but it's whole asia who is other than Chinese were using vivo too

[@hadif5443]

@@muhammadafifjazimin4433No one rlly uses vivo in asia only in china and where do you that that info from?

[@durno5987]

RIP MARADONA 🙏 ⚰

[@larsanaihlen-delprado4381]

Yes rip

[@johnboyle9630]

RIP Nearly 1 year later

[@zayedsoudagar1759]

That's amazing man! And I do hope the costume designers actually watch this so they can come up with something that doesnt kill a person inside the costume. Thank God you had a good resistance to the humidity and the heat, but just imagine if someone else didn't have the same capacity, that's messed up. Good on you Phil mate

[@RafeYoung]

Thanks bro - appreciate that!

[@uvuvweweossas2232]

This guys is really good at playing characters which makes him entertaining

[@marcelooooo]

Triggered me when he called Cafu “this guy” and didn’t know Valderrama

[@yungt6856]

Ngl I think he was joking

[@filippaic2440]

He said he wasnt a football fan

[@TM-zo9tl]

It’s not that serious bto he’s just not a football fan

[@conormacce639]

He doesn't care about football

[@vladislavspataru2109]

As a person who has been in a mascot costume with fur for some school events, i highly relate to this.

[@slobodantadic9374]

who knew the sidemen bully was so special

[@bonnieboo6841]

I love doing mascot things for the little kids but I sadly only get to do it once a year and it's always in the summer in a hot hot field Loved getting to see how professional mascots are done!

[@rorybyrne8893]

This is not rafe, this is phil

[@realchalamet]

Phil

[@louisduncan3803]

Phil

[@3zekiel.o]

Phil

[@piggynhippo4988]

Phil

[@rorybyrne8893]

Shush the lo of ye

[@danielmccaffrey8493]

This was actually a really entertaining video, you are a really good story teller

[@RafeYoung]

Thanks mate

[@JacobThaddeus]

Wow your the mascot I took picture with you I guess omg!!!

[@sarahsa9742]

Being a mascot is the only time you can be a furry without getting judged:)

[@jaxo2492]

True

[@MadFutKingYT]

Jheeze, i never knew legends were in my country, such a small country. Bahrain 🇧🇭 ❤️❤️

[@PrinceOfCats5]

I thought Zabivaka was pretty damn cool. Liked the design, it looked cute and your interacting with the crowd was always great.

[@zidanehd2564]

Fun fact, "the curly hair dude" is El Pive, a Colombian Legend from the 90's!

[@mrhimself4721]

Can’t believe that angry Phil was this friendly fox

[@mrregularword4329]

I would never expect him to be a mascot

[@神の人-f2k]

I used to live in Moscow in 2018 and I moved to London right after the world cup. I managed to go to Denmark vs France (which was the only 0-0 in the whole tournament) but I also managed to see Russia vs Spain, which was really fun. I actually saw you in real life then!

[@lucyhannah4385]

the only youtuber that can save our quarantine🤣💗

[@icepassionfruit0203]

Didn't expect behind a cute lovable mascot lies a man that can roast you in any ways possible

[@rahulroy9310]

At least Phil brought something back to the UK,unlike the England Team

[@billiamtrillion]

Dude that’s the sickest story I’ve heard in awhile!

[@iridescent-frog1059]

Imagine that The Sidemen are two degrees of separation from Maradona

[@karlsangalang1623]

He's like a Dad telling a Story about his Past Jobs To His Children. Its really entertaining

[@s.a.s_seeker1991]

My boy phil from being a mascot to being a teacher

[@Reconthenoob]

Bro you are so amazing and I had no clue all this time,I feel so bad 😫

[@TKM12]

Great video!!

[@jaydenhuseyin2508]

This is the first video I have found interesting and actually watched the full thing lol. Great video💕

[@callumpullan]

Great video man

[@cole1528]

Not many students can say their teacher was the mascot for the World Cup. Babatunde a lucky one.

[@radinayoubi5824]

Fifa know a talented man when they see one and that shows that Phil is very very very talented

[@RafeYoung]

Thank you, that's properly nice of you

[@ilovemyma7112]

@@RafeYoung didn't know Phil could be nice

[@hse4599]

I watched one of his vids about 30 mins ago, I came back to watch this vid and he's gained 2k subs

[@FLBros]

I’m from Bahrain 🇧🇭 and I still remember the day I saw maradona and Ronaldinho in Seef mall (shopping mall). I still remember the crowd, they were so mental and crazy they were pushing me all around the crowd. I got lost in the middle of the crowd with my friend but we found the rest of the group. I was hoping for a signature from the footballers but there were too many people. So that’s my story :)

[@posty2737]

GUYS I AM GASSED!!! I CAN NOT BELIVE I HAVE A PICTURE WITH PHIL!!! I WAS THERE IN 2018 IN BAHRAIN IN SEEF MALL, I GOT TO SIDE HUG RONALDHINIO UNTIL A GUARD PUSHED ME AND FUCKING TAKE A PICTURE WITH PHIL!!! OMG I NEVER KNEW THIS UNTIL TODAY LMAOOO

[@samharris1449]

You’re videos are actually sick 👍🏻

[@chrisnunian2334]

How isn’t he over 1 million subs

[@RafeYoung]

Thanks mate

[@amirulashraf3840]

Imagine just casually going down for breakfast and being joined by Ronaldinho and Maradona.

[@Levonaire]

I guess you could say you've been inside Zabivaka... Inside the costume

[@creamsicle1678]

Ty for clarification

[@nore8125]

Phil you are a fucking legend not just because you had the opportunity to do this but because you have the rights to bully the Sidemen

[@user-in3gr5xr6i]

When you see the thumbnail you know that u said Is that phill

[@simar_.242]

Phil you are goated man🐐. You have solemnly the guts to roast the youtuber who beat Logan Paul. Love you for the hardwork you put❤. Sidemen Army let's get Phil a gold plaque before 2021! Come on Sidemen army he deserves it!

[@krishan9611]

Keep up the good work😂

[@maximebouillebonilla2489]

whats better than the video is that he actually looks at his comments

[@laith117]

I’m Bahraini and I found my self in the shopping center since I was there with my cousins. It’s called Seef mall btw

[@oscarstahl7519]

Yo this is cool!! Also u deserve a mil subs dude

[@simunklepo4697]

I cant decide if its fake or real😂😂 Edit: at the end of the video it looks real but still cant decide ffs😂😂

[@lorenpaige]

Yeah I reckon it’s real

[@MitchyM115]

Obviously it’s fake...

[@lorenpaige]

Michael M but he literally has a phone from them, walked up on stage (which does not look fake at all), has a medal/ coin from them and at the end he had photos of him without the mask on (which yet again do not look photoshopped)

[@MitchyM115]

We all know how good Rafa is good at editing too...

[@lorenpaige]

Michael M yeah but what about the gifts, you can’t just buy them (and also why do you keep putting “...” at the end of every sentence??)

[@Editsbyclips]

Who else just randomly got this video on there recommended and decided to check it out

[@stanleywiggins9735]

See I'm disappointed, I thought his name was actually Phil 😢

[@bedrilewis1967]

Came up in on my recommended, really enjoyed the video you’ve got a new subscriber!

[@boop2023]

How did the sidemen find you

[@pleasekillmeiwishtodie2114]

He was a actor that was looking for a job and the sideman pick him up

[@cesars1530]

PLEASE KILL ME! I WISH TO DIE! Well now he is an icon

[@Baller0843]

Every time I hear, "But." I immediately think something bad is about to happen.

[@itz_onlyjames3154]

The one dislike is fifa

[@derell_beast7303]

Phil shouting at the sidemen is just Phil blowing some steam off from the heat of inside the mascot.

[@uzairafzal8234]

“PHILLLL!!”- Behzinga after gettin angry at Phil

[@whoknows.7110]

I hate how good his hair looks. I'm totally jealous

[@romelnegut2005]

No wonder it was so popular.

[@hetmankad]

The 2018 world cup was the most hyped one and it was worth the hype.

[@DANIEL557]

It's so sad being the main attraction but people don't know who the frick ya' are

[@susanadhikari5973]

Actually a dream

[@mateoc4238]

My man Tech Nick speaking fax

[@conormacce639]

@@susanadhikari5973 true

[@jacobwansleeben3364]

"Nobody cared who I was before I put on the mask..."

[@fordstergames3800]

Honestly love the videos you put out, they make my day, keep it up mate 💯

[@jamesmiddleton7390]

Why was this uploaded 2 years after the World Cup? I might have accepted Phil bullying the sidemen if I would have known and respected him so much

[@Chmck_05]

Its hard to find him intimidating now that i know he was that one world cup mascot😂😂

[@myles7808]

Comfirmed Phil is a furry.

[@Jesperadoo]

"Decked out like a Muse concert." I understood what you meant very well, my man.

[@helpmereach10ksubswithnovi41]

So he’s a furry?? 😂 loved the vid btw

[@mynamewastaken4688]

Except he gets paid 😳😎

[@helpmereach10ksubswithnovi41]

HotAnimeGirl 69 its a joke btw

[@awachi16]

I can’t believe you came to bahrain!! It’s my home country and it’s amazing you were here, I also can’t believe I actually met Ronaldinho at the hotel!

[@elliotg3070]

This is actually mad

[@KittyKaijuWorks]

People always disregard the mascots. They are just as an important part of the team as anyone else! They keep the hype up!

[@notharry_141]

Wait this guy isn’t called Phil?... oh well, he’s Phil now

[@oh_its_dw]

I can confirm that bejing is a beautiful city and that they really do take photos of you

[@pieman6178]

So you’re telling me Phil is a furry and I’m just now finding this out?