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Quito receives the World Cup trophy
Posted On 25 Jan 2014
The World Cup trophy arrives to Tababela Airport today (11:00) to fulfill an agenda of activities that will take place until Monday, when the trophy follow its route.
Arriving on a private plane and in the middle of large security measures, the Cup will be presented to the media at a press conference, in which details of the activities around the event that will occur in the center of conventions, the Paseo San Francisco shopping center, where the trophy will be displayed.
The stay in the country of the Cup is sponsored by a multinational soft drinks company, one of the official FIFA sponsors. This company managed the delivery of passes to attend the scheduled events.
The Trophy’s display will be accompanied by music activities and tournaments of goals to soccer video games and the opportunity of getting photographed with the Cup and Fuleco, the official mascot of the World Cup Brazil 2014.
The tour, with the original trophy of solid gold of 18 carat and 36.8 cm high trophy, began on September 12, 2013 in Rio de Janeiro and will continue by 90 countries before the World Cup.