FIFA World Cup Trophy visit will impact development of the game

Minister of Culture, Youth and Sport Dr. Frank Anthony unveiling the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) World Cup Trophy for the first time in Guyana. (Orlando Charles photo)

History was created yesterday when the International Federation de Association Football (FIFA) World Cup Trophy arrived on local shores for the penultimate stage of the Caribbean leg of the third ever Coca-Cola World Cup Trophy Tour.

The trophy, which stands at 14.4 inches in height and is made of 11 pounds of 18 carat gold, arrived from neighbouring Suriname as part of the 92,942 mile 267 day tour.

Guyana is stop number 27 on the scheduled nine-month, 89-country journey which ends on April 21 2014 back in the host nation Brazil.

The tour is being co-ordinated by beverage conglomerate Banks DIH Limited whose Marketing/ Co-Managing Director George McDonald said the tour will have a profound impact on the sport and its development here.

“Today our nation is privileged to be among the countries that will be welcoming the trophy on tour.