A programme is being planned to celebrate the arrival of the FIFA World Cup trophy in Tonga tomorrow.
Tonga is one of the 51 countries around the globe to receive the FIFA World Cup Trophy and for the first time ever in the history.
Tonga Football president, Lord Ve’ehala expressed his gratitude and appreciation to FIFA and Coca-Cola in selecting Tonga to be one of few countries to be part of the trophy’s journey and for Tongans to taste the emotion that the trophy will bring and of course it is happen once in a lifetime.
”It is very exciting to think about the trophy traveling to our small island, and Tonga will be the first one in the Pacific Islands. It’s so overwhelming,” Lord Ve’ehala said in a statement.
”The Tonga Football ‘s vision is to popularize the game, and I believe including Tonga in the FIFA World Cup Trophy’s tour will attract more people to play the game,” he added.
This is the fourth time in history that Coca-Cola and FIFA have come together to bring the Trophy Tour to the world. This year, the 2018 FIFA World Cup Trophy Tour will touch down in a number of nations for the first time ever, including Tonga, Solomon Islands and Papua New Guinea.