The FIFA World Cup Trophy Tour by Coca-Cola is a global journey that will deliver the most coveted trophy in all of sports to every corner of the globe, before returning to Russia in June for the World Cup 2018.

2018 is the fourth time long-standing World Cup sponsor Coca-Cola has joined forces with FIFA to take the trophy to fans across the world.

This year it will attend a number of nations for the first time, including Iceland and Mongolia, and looks set to be bigger and better than ever.

Over the next few months the FIFA World Cup Trophy Tour by Coca-Cola will visit no less than 91 cities across 51 countries and six continents before settling back in Russia for the tournament.

It is Colombo’s turn on the 23rd and 24th of January and the Commander of the Air Force Air Marshal Kapila Jayampathy was present when it was unveiled at Hotel Shangri-La Colombo on the 23rd of January 2018. The Commander was also present when it was put on display at the Independence Square this morning.