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Get ready to discover the captivating stories of your favourite football legends at the FIFA Museum, from their childhood to where they are now ⚽
Our new special exhibition, "The Making of a Footballer: Photographs of Youthful Dreams," opens on 2 May! 📸
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@ghanafaofficial
was a force to be reckoned with in the 1960’s, winning back-to-back AFCONs 🏆🏆
Part of the team was the “Wizard Dribbler” Osei Kofi who played an important role in the 1965 tournament as the joint top goalscorer.
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Happy Birthday to Brazilian legend Zico 🇧🇷⚽️
He is Brazil's fifth top scorer with 68 strikes, five of which occurred at the
@FIFAWorldCup
🙌
In our collection we have his shirt from the 1986 tournament, the last of his career 🤩
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.
@Cristiano
's goal at
#PORMAR
was his 85th for
#POR
, making him the second highest international goalscorer of all time - a spot previously held by Puskás 🇭🇺
Anyone know which striker beats them both?
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.
@Cristiano
Ronaldo was just 21 when he played in his first
#WorldCup
game for
#POR
in 2006.
Although he wore short sleeves on the day of the third-place match against
#GER
, in our collection we have a long sleeved shirt that was prepared for the occasion
#IRNPOR
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"Mo Salah is a better human being than he is a football player. And he’s one of the best football players in the world."
@iamjohnoliver
@MoSalah
's spot in the
@TIME
100 list is a crucial part of our
@imarabe
exhibition, as he pulls 'Foot et Monde Arabe' into today's limelight 🇪🇬
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At the 2018
@FIFAWorldCup
,
@ElHadary
didn't just become the tournament's oldest player, but also the first African in
#WorldCup
history to save a penalty 😲🙌
His gloves from this game, the last of his international career, are part of our 'Foot Et Monde Arabe' exhibition 🇪🇬🧤
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When
@diamondplatnumz
himself casually stops by the
#FIFAMuseum
to give a masterclass of the
#BabaLao
...IN FRONT of the
@FIFAWorldCup
trophy 🤩🎤🏆
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Regarded by many as the greatest footballer of all time - Argentina's top goalscorer turns 31 today. Happy Birthday, Leo Messi.
In our archives we have a shirt he wore at the 2014
#WorldCup
. What's your favourite Messi Moment,
@TeamMessi
?
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The FIFA World Cup Trophy is home after being kissed by Messi…
It’s been a while, we missed her 🏆
#Qatar2022
#LionelMessi
#Argentina
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One of the greatest footballers to ever play the game 🇦🇷
Rest in Peace, Diego Maradona 🕯️
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Before he became a legend at
@realmadriden
, Alfredo Di Stéfano made his mark at
@RiverPlate
in his native country Argentina 🤩🇦🇷
In 1947, where this shirt is from, Di Stéfano scored 27 goals on his way to the Argentine Primera División title 🏆
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The
#WorldCupFinal
ball has now taken it's place in history ⚽️😮
Come see it in all its glory at our exhibition in the Hyundai Motorstudio in
#Moscow
🇷🇺
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Last year Lionel Messi conquered his final peak 🏆
A shirt from the
@FIFAWorldCup
Final can now be admired at the FIFA Museum! 🇦🇷
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2018 - you were incredible.
We can't wait to see what 2019 has in store 🤩🇫🇷🏆
Happy New Year everyone 🎉
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His distinctive looks and refereeing ability earned him iconic status. He refereed three games at the 2002
@FIFAWorldCup
including the Final. Today he turns 58. Tanti auguri, Pierluigi Collina! 🇮🇹
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Happy Birthday Jorge Campos 🇲🇽
He made a name for himself not only by playing as both a goalkeeper and a striker, but also through his self-designed technicolour shirts 🙌⚽️
This cracking example in our collection is from a friendly match before the 1994 World Cup.
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France and Croatia have only met once before at the
#WorldCup
, in the semi-finals of 1998...
Will France be World Champions once again, 20 years later? Or will Croatia lift the World Cup for the first time in history
#WorldCupFinal
France 🇫🇷
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Croatia 🇭🇷
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The FIFA World Cup Trophy is back 🏆🎉
Notice anything different? 👀
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As much as we're enjoying every second of the World Cup so far, we're starting to really miss our prized possession…
What new hands will have held the FIFA World Cup trophy before it returns to its home in the FIFA Museum? (Not
#Zabivaka
's…)
#WorldCupFinal
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If anything, the look of concentration has got even more intense since
@Cristiano
's
@FIFAWorldCup
debut in 2006… 😯🇵🇹⚽️
#TuesdayTransformation
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A very happy birthday to
@lukamodric10
🥈🇭🇷
The captain led Croatia to it's first ever World Cup final, winning the Golden Ball and the admiration of football fans all over the globe.
His shorts from Croatia's match against Nigeria have been added to our collection ⚽️🙌
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Happy Birthday to
@hakansukur
- who scored the fastest goal in
@FIFAWorldCup
history, just 11 seconds into Turkey's 2002 third place play-off against South Korea ⚽️🇹🇷😲
In our collection we have his strip from the 2000
@UEFA
Cup final, which he won with
@Galatasaray
! 🏆
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Happy Birthday to the one and only
#CR7
🇵🇹
In our collection we have the kick-off ball from Portugal's match against Spain at the 2018 World Cup, in which
@Cristiano
became the oldest player ever to score a
@FIFAWorldCup
hat-trick ⚽️⚽️⚽️
He's still got it 👌🇵🇹🤩
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Remember we told you the
#WorldCup
Final boots of
@Ikercasillas
had gone on an adventure?
They are currently settled in the 2010 showcase at our exhibition in the Hyundai Motorstudio in
#Moscow
.
Look closely and you can see a piece of Soccer City still stuck to the studs...
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Whether you're chilling out on a rest day, or getting in the mood for a match - our exhibition at the Hyundai Motorstudio in
#Moscow
is the perfect way to soak up some
#WorldCup
history ⚽️🏆🙌
Have you been yet?
#HyundaiFIFAMuseum
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A very Happy Birthday to Robin van Persie!
With 50 international goals,
@Persie_Official
is the all-time top goal-scorer for the Netherlands 🇳🇱⚽️
We have the shirt he was wearing when he scored this one though…
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When Les Bleus won in 1998, Paris celebrated the victory by projecting Zidane's face on to the Arc de Triomphe.
His shirt from the tournament is in our 1998 showcase 🇫🇷🏆
If France were to win on Sunday, which player do you think would be at the centre of the celebration?
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Osei Kofi spent his whole career at
@AsanteKotoko_SC
in his home country Ghana, after turning down a move to Europe in his prime 🇬🇭
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The first Asian team to make an appearance at the
@FIFAWorldCup
: The Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia) 🇮🇩
Despite losing 6-0 against European powerhouse Hungary, the players that travelled to France in 1938 were true trailblazers for Indonesian football.
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#OnThisDay
in 1930 the first ever
#WorldCup
match was played. Well, matches.
France and Mexico kicked off at 3pm at the Estadio Pocitos in Montevideo, while the USA simultaneously played Belgium at Parque Central. Can you guess which match this picture was taken from?
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Our Jules Rimet Cup has returned and, once again, our collection is complete 🙌🏆⚽️
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Hirving Lozano's goal against Germany caused such a large celebration in Mexico, that it reportedly triggered a small earthquake 😲🇲🇽
The resulting 1-0 win for
@miseleccionmxEN
certainly shook things up back in Russia...
@HirvingLozano70
's shirt is now in our collection 👌😍
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There are just two spots left in the Match-Ball display case in our exhibition at the Hyundai Motorstudio in
#Moscow
…
Which ball do you think has seen the best game of the 2018
#WorldCup
(so far)?
#HyundaiFIFAMuseum
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Happy birthday to
@jamesdrodriguez
🇨🇴🎂
Despite Colombia's exit in the quarter finals, the 28 -year-old scooped the 2014
@FIFAWorldCup
Golden Boot award with six goals and two assists 👊
His shirt from Russia 2018 is now in our collection ⚽️🙌
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Happy 80th Birthday to Roger Hunt! 🏴🦁🦁🦁
In 1966 he featured in all 6 of
@England
's World Cup games, scoring three goals in the lead up to the final.
Here he is in The Rainbow of the Museum with his 1966 jersey, which is now part of our collection ⚽️🏆
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Sooo… it's been a whole month since the
#WorldCupFinal
😱⚽️
And since this match ball joined our collection 👌😉
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El Salvador has featured not once but twice at a
@FIFAWorldCup
, making their debut in Mexico in 1970 🇸🇻
@LaSelecta_SLV
is still waiting for their first World Cup win but are one of only five
@Concacaf
countries that have participated at least twice.
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Happy Birthday to
@USWNT
's
@ChristenPress
🎂
She has appeared in two
@FIFAWWC
tournaments in her career, taking home the trophy both times - not a bad ratio 🇺🇸🏆🏆
In our collection we have her shirt from the semi-final against England in which she scored the opening goal ⚽️
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Have you checked out the
#HyundaiFIFAMuseum
yet? Football fans in
#Moscow
can take a trip through
#WorldCup
history - for free! Stop by anytime between 10am and 8pm ⚽
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This first image of the Estadio Cuauhtémoc is an illustration of its appearance round about the time it hosted its second
@FIFAWorldCup
in 1986 🤩⚽️
Since then it has been completely renovated, leaving
@ClubPueblaMX
with one of the most innovative stadium designs in Mexico 🏟️🇲🇽
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The FIFA World Cup Trophy has gone on another adventure! When it returns it will have a new piece of history engraved on the base… 🇫🇷⭐️⭐️
In the mean-time, you can feast your eyes on the 2022 Winner's World Cup Trophy 🤩🏆
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In our collection we have the shirt that Berni Klodt wore in the 1954 play-off against Turkey.
It was the first time Germany had donned green strips at the
#WorldCup
and, after a 7-2 win against Turkey, it wouldn't be their last 🇩🇪⚽️
Which has been your favourite?
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#OnThisDay
in 1950, Uruguay became
@FIFAWorldCup
champions for the second time, in one of the biggest upsets of football history ⚽️
@Uruguay
beat hosts and favourites, Brazil, to the trophy with a 2-1 victory 🇺🇾
Schúbert Gambetta's winner's medal is now in our collection 🙌
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After the Final in 1966 Herr Mollenkopf sent a telegram to FIFA, asking why "questionable" goals were not subjected to slow-mo replays.
It took a while to respond, but in 2014 goal-line technology was introduced at the
#WorldCup
⚽️
Still waiting on a thank you telegram...🙁🙄
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Diego Forlàn joins the FIFA Museum as international ambassador 🥳 📣
The former world-class striker and best player of the 2010
@FIFAWorldCup
will promote the museum’s exhibitions and cultural programme not only in Zurich, but also worldwide 🤩🌍
@DiegoForlan7
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Happy 40th Birthday to Rafael Márquez 🇲🇽
The shirt that he wore in Mexico's victory over Germany at the 2018 World Cup is now part of our collection.
This was to be his fifth
@FIFAWorldCup
tournament, a feat only achieved by three men before him ⚽️🙌
Can you name them? 🤔
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Which of the
#worldcup
games so far do you think is destined for the history books?
#RUSKSA 🇷🇺🇸🇦
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#PORESP 🇵🇹🇪🇸
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#ARGISL 🇦🇷🇮🇸
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Another match? Tell us
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🇪🇸 Spain were awarded the FIFA Fair Play Trophy, for having the best disciplinary record at the 2018 World Cup.
#OnThisDay
in 1970 the award was presented for the very first time, but to who? 🤔
Italy 🇮🇹
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Peru 🇵🇪
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West Germany 🇩🇪
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Uruguay 🇺🇾
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Merry Christmas Football Fans ⚽️❄️
From everyone at the FIFA Museum 🎄
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You can almost feel the excitement in this archive photo of the home fans cheering on
@miseleccionmx
at the 1986
@FIFAWorldCup
🇲🇽
It was taken at the round of 16 match between Mexico and Bulgaria, marking the first time that El Tri had won a game in a
#WorldCup
knockout round ⚽️
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FREE ENTRY| Football would be nothing without fans & their passion, and we would like to thank you all for your support.
Throughout the 2018 FIFA
#WorldCup
, if you visit the
#FIFAMuseum
in any national team shirt, you’ll score free entry
#TheMuseumIsYours
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We're delighted to have had the chance to share the history of the beautiful game at the 2018
#WorldCup
in Russia.
To everyone who stopped by our exhibition at the Hyundai Motorstudio in Moscow - Спасибо за посещение
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Today, José Altafini celebrates his 80th birthday 🥳🎉⚽️
'Mazzola' won the 1958 World Cup with his home country of Brazil, but also represented Italy in the 1962 tournament.
He is the earliest World Cup Winner to have joined our Wall of Champions 🏆🇧🇷
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"To my mind the FIFA World Cup is the most beautiful thing for a high level player." 🇫🇷🏆
At his FIFA Legend talk show in our
#Moscow
exhibition,
@Trezegoldavid
reflected on his own
#WorldCup
experiences, and what 2018 could have in store for all of us ⚽️
#HyundaiFIFAMuseum
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2007 marks the only time in history that the Men's and Women's FIFA World Player of the Year awards were won by players of the same country 🇧🇷🏆
Who do you think will pick up
#TheBest
trophies tonight? 🤩
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Hey,
@FIFAWorldCup
, did you know that there's only 1588 days until the start of the next
#WorldCup
?!
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#OnThisDay
the highest ever
#WorldCup
score (🔟-1⃣ ) was recorded in a game between 🇭🇺 Hungary and 🇸🇻 El Salvador.
Not sure if we'll top that one at the 2018
#WorldCup
🤔 ...What do you reckon?
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#PER
's first Panini appearance vs their latest - with 48 years in between!
The album in our collection is from the 1970
#WorldCup
- the first to be accompanied by a
@OfficialPanini
sticker album.
Who has already collected the full team ahead of
#FRAPER
? 🙋♂️🙋
#GotGotNeed
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At the 2018
@FIFAWorldCup
, Australia had to win against Peru to have a chance to get to the next round 🇦🇺🇵🇪
@TuFPF
had other plans as they won the game 2:0 with goals from
@18AndreCarrillo
and
@PaoloGuerreroOf
Ricardo Gareca's tactic notes from the game are in our collection 🙌
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That moment when the captain of the winning team lifts the World Cup trophy above his head 🤩
That moment first occurred in 1958, but Bellini 🇧🇷 was merely trying to give photographers a better view 🤷♂️
Today, however, the iconic pose is a tradition of victory 🏆
#TBT
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Happy Birthday to the record goal scorer of
@equipedefrance
,
@ThierryHenry
🏆🇫🇷
In our collection we have the shirt he wore at the quarter-finals of the 2006
#WorldCup
, when he scored against Brazil from a stunning Zidane free kick – the only goal of the game!
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Happy Birthday to
@HowardMWebb
!
Webb was the first person to referee the finals of the UEFA Champions League and the FIFA
#WorldCup
in the same year.
But which year was it?
2002
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2010
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2014
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Happy Birthday, Eden Hazard 🇧🇪
His outstanding performance as captain of Belgium not only helped the
@BelRedDevils
to third place, but earned him the Silver Ball for the 2018 World Cup 🥉
@hazardeden10
's signed armband from the tournament is in our collection 🙌🤩
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🌏⚽️Everyday, thousands of fans from all over the world have been sharing their love for the beautiful game at our special exhibition in
#Moscow
.
Stop by the Hyundai Motorstudio and join in the wonderful history of the
#WorldCup
#HyundaiFIFAMuseum
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It's not just the players who play their part in the history of the
@FIFAWorldCup
⚽️
In our archive we have this photograph, taken by a fan exactly 89 years ago today - at the very first
@FIFAWorldCup
Final 🤩
What's the best photo you've taken at a match? 📸
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How does it feel to lift the World Cup for France?
Ask the birthday boy -
@Marceldesailly
🇫🇷🏆🎂
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At the end of the group stages, we’ve got 48 original drawings lining the walls of the Living Room.
Something tells us that our artist in residence might have enjoyed drawing this one the most though 🤔🇦🇷
Come along to see how the rest of the
#WorldCup
pans out on paper…
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When fans meet their idols! 🏆🙌 A big thanks to 🇫🇷 French 1998
@FIFAWorldCup
winner David
#Trezeguet
for being our guest last night in our free exhibition at the Hyundai Motorstudio in
#Moscow
.
|
#hyundaififamuseum
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History in the making!
Stéphanie Frappart became the first woman to referee a match at a
@FIFAWorldCup
in
#Qatar2022
Now, she met with our Museum Director Marco Fazzone in Doha and handed over her match-worn shirt from the game Costa Rica - Germany that she officiated 🇨🇷🇩🇪
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Messi wowed the world at the 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship, as seen in last night's
#WorldCupatHome
🇧🇷🇦🇷
He was awarded the Golden Ball as best player, a feat he repeated nine years later at the
@FIFAWorldCup
🤩⚽️
His shirt from the 2014 tournament is in our collection 🙌
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At the 1986
@FIFAWorldCup
Diego Maradona scored five of
@Argentina
's 14 goals, and set up another five 😲
The last of his assists was for Jorge Burruchaga's winning goal in the Final, shown in last night's
#WorldCupAtHome
🇦🇷🇩🇪
Maradona's 1986 shirt is now in our collection 🤩
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He might have won a historic twenty grand slams in his tennis career, but that doesn't diminish this
#FamousFootballFan
's love of the beautiful game 🤩🎾⚽️
@RafaelNadal
looks every bit as delighted as every other
@SeFutbol
fan on the night of the 2010
@FIFAWorldCup
Final 🇪🇸🏆
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#OnThisDay
in 1979, the world said goodbye to one of the greatest Italian footballers of all time.
Giuseppe Meazza won the
#WorldCup
twice, scoring ten goals in the process 🇮🇹🏆🏆
In this photo from our archive, he is shaking hands with Sárosi before the 1938 Final
#RIP
🕯️
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#MerryChristmas
to all those who celebrate it 🎄
And to those who don't, we wish you a cracking good day as well 💚⚽️
From everyone at the FIFA Museum ☃️
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Happy Birthday to 1990 World Cup Champion, Karl-Heinz Riedle 🇩🇪🏆
He recently stopped by the FIFA Museum to be reunited with the
#WorldCup
trophy 🤩
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Eighty years ago today, one of the greatest legends in international football was born 🤩🇧🇷
A very happy birthday to
@CBF_Futebol
's
@Pele
- the only man to win three editions of the
@FIFAWorldCup
🏆🏆🏆
Have a great day
#Pele80
#ORei80
👑⚽️
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With his two goals against
@FAIreland
@Cristiano
is now the all-time leading goal scorer in the history of men’s international football 😱🇵🇹
One of these goals he scored against Ghana at the 2014
@FIFAWorldCup
. The shirt from that game is now in our collection 🙌👀
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How did the water polo cap become a symbol of strength and determination for Croatian fans? 🇭🇷🤽♂️⚽️
And how did the cap and story of one
@HNS_CFF
fan make their way into football history?
Catch the full video and find out. Right here 👇
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A very happy birthday to
@KAKA
who is celebrating his 40th birthday today 🇧🇷🎂
He visited us in 2019 and it’s safe to say that he did not want to let go of the
@FIFAWorldCup
Trophy 😅
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