Scores of fans thronged the Suq tal-Belt on Saturday to have a close look at the FIFA World Cup Trophy which arrived in Malta as part of the Coca Cola World Tour. 

The trophy arrived in Malta along with French World Cup winner Christian Karembeu who was greeted at the airport by Malta President Louise Coleiro Preca and and Maria Micallef, CEO at General Soft Drinks Marketing Ltd.

“It’s a pleasure for FIFA to be here in Malta as part of the world tour,” Karembeu, the former Real Madrid and Sampdoria midfielder, said.

“Malta is the 18th country that has welcomed the World Cup Trophy since the start of our journey and in all places that we have been you can see the huge excitement that it generates among the football fans.

“We hope that our visit here inspire many young football fans to start practicing the sport and more importantly to instil in them the chore values of the Beautiful Game which are respect and fair play.”

Coca-Cola and FIFA have united for the fourth time to bring the Trophy Tour to the World.

The FIFA World Cup Trophy is 14.5 inches tall, weighs in at 6 kilogrammes and is made up of 18 carat gold.

This year the FIFA World Cup Trophy will visit 91 cities across 51 countries, with its final destination being Russia.

For some countries, one of which Malta, this will be the first visit ever.

The World Cup Trophy will continue its journey this morning when it leaves Malta on its way to Austria.

A young fan looks at the World Cup Trophy in Valletta. Photo: Jonathan BorgA young fan looks at the World Cup Trophy in Valletta. Photo: Jonathan Borg

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