The trophy will arrive in Port Vila , on the morning of September 22 , at Bauerfield International Airport which will be followed by a welcome ceremony by Vanuatu Government Minister of Sport Hon. Tony Wright.
On Monday 23 September 2013 the trophy be on exhibit for the Excellency President of the Republic of Vanuatu and the Government Ministers and members of parliament with the Vanuatu National Team players and club Presidents at Parliament House in Port Vila.
Following that event, a gala reception will be held where government Ministers, sponsors, Vanuatu Football staffs and other local dignitaries will be in attendance at Le Lagoon Hotel.
The tour continues through Central America and the Caribbean through November 7 and from there will travel to Africa, the Middle East, Asia, South America, North America and Europe, to return to Brazil in late April 2014, in time for the start of the World Cup. The FIFA World Cup Trophy Tour by Coca-Cola is an exhibition of the real, one-of-a-kind, solid-gold FIFA World Cup trophy.
The tour officially starts in Brazil on September 9, its first international stop. It will then travel to Costa Rica on September 24. It will be the largest and longest global tour of the FIFA World Cup trophy. Visiting more countries than ever during its nine-month journey, the FIFA World Cup Trophy Tour by Coca-Cola will be the first ever pan-Latin America tour, with events in 39 countries across the region that is home to the host nation, Brazil. (CMC)