BARBRA BANDA’S HISTORIC BOOTS OFFICIALLY ON DISPLAY AT FIFA MUSEUM – FAZ
BARBRA BANDA’S HISTORIC BOOTS OFFICIALLY ON DISPLAY AT FIFA MUSEUM – FAZ
FIFA Museum has opened the display for the FIFA Women’s World Cup which includes Copper Queens captain Barbra Banda’s boots when she scored the 1,000th goal of the tournament.
Banda scored the historic goal from the spot in the 3-1 over Costa Rica in a Group C match and apart from the boots, the ball used to score the 1,000th goal is also on display at the landmark museum in Zurich that has one of the most comprehensive collections of objects dedicated to international football.
FIFA Chief Women’s Football Officer Sarai Bareman said the newly opened segment at the FIFA Museum is a celebration of women’s football which offers fans a glimpse of some of the standout objects from the recent tournament.
“The 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup will for sure go down in history as the game changing moment that took women’s football to the next level,” Bareman said.
“To see it immortalised in a showcase at the FIFA Museum, where fans can come and remember this landmark tournament is amazing. What a beautiful way to wrap up this year of women’s football.”
From boots to jerseys, as well as match balls as tactical notes, the FIFA Museum has brought together significant objects that will tell the story of the historical tournament to future generations.
One of football’s biggest talents, Linda Caicedo’s home shirt is also on display at the Museum, and so are Korea Republic’s Casey Phair’s boots, who celebrated her 16th birthday only 26 days before the start of the FIFA Women’s World Cup, making her the youngest player to ever partake in the tournament.
Other objects include Yoshimi Yamashita’s headset, who made history as the first referee to announce a VAR decision live in the stadium, in the tournament’s opening match between New Zealand and Norway.
