After visits to Morocco and South Africa , the World Cup Trophy Tour landed in Brazil , one of the favourites to win this year's tournament.
World Cup Trophy Tour lands in Brazil
The 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup trophy
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The event was attended by legends of women's football, such as former Brazil player Formiga .
“We know that it will be difficult, it was never easy. One more battle. I hope the girls can perform good football and bring the trophy home. We’ve been so close to it, I hope this year it comes to Brazil”, said former Brazil player Miraildes Mota , known as Formiga .
Morocco , Zambia , Nigeria and African champions, South Africa , have all qualified for the event hosted in Australia and New Zealand starting on July 20th .