World Cup arrives in Sri Lanka to kick
off global tour
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[January 24, 2018]
COLOMBO
(Reuters) - The World Cup trophy has arrived in Sri Lanka for the first
time as the most coveted prize in global soccer started a 54-country
tour ahead of the 2018 tournament in Russia. |

Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe (R), Former France
national soccer player Christian Karembeu (2nd R) and Sports Minister
Dayasiri Jayasekara (2nd L) pose for photographs with the FIFA world cup
trophy which starts a 50 country global tour from the Sri Lankan capital
at a ceremony in Colombo, Sri Lanka January 24, 2018. REUTERS/Dinuka
Liyanawatte |