FIFA World Cup Trophy to arrive in Pakistan on June 7.

KARACHI -- The FIFA World Cup Trophy tour ahead of Football World Cup 2022 in Qatar will arrive in Pakistan on June 7, an official of FIFA confirmed to Geo News.

The trophy tour was kicked off yesterday in Dubai where the Football World Cup winners Iker Casillas and Kaka put the original FIFA trophy tour on display.

'We are now in a position to confirm that the FIFA World Cup Trophy Tour by Coca Cola is intending to visit Islamabad on June 7,' a FIFA spokesperson told Geo.

'The FIFA World Cup Trophy Tour by Coca-Cola will stop in 51 countries and territories, bringing Coca-Cola and FIFA one step closer to the goal of visiting each of FIFA's 211 member associations by 2030.

"After UAE, the tour will make several debut stops across the Middle East, visiting Oman, Bahrain, and Kuwait. For the first time ever, the tour will visit all 32 countries that qualified for the FIFA World Cup, inspiring fans across the world through exclusive consumer experiences," the spokesperson added.

This is the second consecutive time when the FIFA World Cup trophy will be touring Pakistan.

In 2018, World Cup winner from France Christian Karembeu brought the trophy to Pakistan and put it on display for fans in the country, and will visit the country...

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