Starting with Switzerland on 23 November, the 2015 World Cup winners’ trophy will set off on a journey to each of the qualified countries as FIFA looks to provide a platform for its member associations to promote both the event and women’s football.
The newly announced tour is closely linked with Live Your Goals – FIFA’s long-term campaign to support women’s football development – and has therefore been officially named the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2015 Live Your Goals Tour.
The FIFA Women’s World Cup 2015 Winner’s Trophy – which the tournament champions get to keep as a permanent reminder of their achievement – will be presented to the participating teams between November 2014 and March 2015, with each member association being responsible for proposing activities around the tour such as Live Your Goals festivals, workshops, stakeholder engagement events and media opportunities, including pictures with the trophy.
Meanwhile, the first of two legs in the CONCACAF-CONMEBOL playoff for a spot at the FIFA Women’s World Cup Canada 2015 kicks off this Saturday. The first leg is 8 November 2014 in Quito, Ecuador, with the return leg on 2 December in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago.
The winner of the two-leg series, either Ecuador or Trinidad and Tobago, will qualify for a FIFA Women’s World Cup for the first time in their nation’s history. They will also be the last nation to qualify for Canada 2015, just four days before the Official Draw on 6 December in Canada’s national capital region.
As for the two-leg UEFA playoff, which will also qualify one nation to Canada 2015, it kicks off on 22 November in Den Haag, Netherlands. The series wraps up on 27 November in Verona, Italy.
From 129 competing nations, only 24 finalists will participate at next year’s FIFA Women’s World Cup Canada 2015™. The Official Draw, which will feature representatives and head coaches from all 24 teams, will take place on 6 December in Canada’s National Capital Region.
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