FIFA Women’s World Cup trophy comes to Toronto during tour leading up to July tournament
Gandoin, from France, is FIFA’s senior trophy tour manager, which means she travels with some shiny carry-on luggage. On Wednesday, she was watching over the FIFA’s Women’ World Cup trophy as it was showcased in Toronto.
Its journey, which started Feb. 25 in Tokyo, will eventually take it Down Under in early June to tour the nine venues in co-hosts Australia and New Zealand. After a quick stop back at their Zurich home, Gandoin and the trophy will be on back on the road for stops in Germany, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Ireland, England, Italy, the Netherlands, France, Spain and Portugal before heading to New Zealand and Australia.
The World Cup runs July 20 to Aug. 20 with the sixth-ranked Canadian women playing their group games in Australia with two matches in Melbourne and one in Perth. Canada is in Group B with No. 10 Australia, No. 22 Ireland and No. 42 Nigeria.Canada’s best finish at the World Cup was a fourth in 2003. In 2019, the Canadian women exited in the round of 16 after a 1-0 loss to Sweden.FIFA commissioned Angelo Brogioli to make the original trophy – and had him make two identical copies.
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