Iran puts FIFA World Cup trophy on display as part of award's global tour
Iran puts FIFA World Cup trophy on display as part of award's global tour
Iran has displayed the FIFA World Cup trophy for the first time ahead of the international football tournament in Qatar starting in November.
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The trophy will go to every nation that has qualified for the tournament [source: Getty]
Iran on Thursday put the FIFA World Cup trophy on display for the first time, part of the trophy’s global tour ahead of the tournament that kicks off in Qatar in November.
The trophy display ceremony was held in Tehran’s Milad Tower hall in the capital, with hundreds of spectators looking on. They included city and football officials, veteran football players, and Dragan Skokic, the head coach of Iran’s national football team.
Ahmad Reza Abedzadeh, who captained Iran’s team in the 1998 World Cup in France, unveiled the trophy.
The trophy tour includes every nation that has qualified for the tournament.
Iran, the earliest qualifier, will start the World Cup as an underdog with both England and the USA ranked higher by FIFA. It will be the sixth time that Iran is present in the World Cup in the nation’s history.
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