*Museum Gem* Unique just for Teams! FIFA WORLD CUP 2002 KOREA JAPAN Quartz CRYSTAL DECO WATCH for Argentina National Team Delegation issued by Japan Football Association!

Story:

Less than three months remain until the beginning of the 2002 FIFA World Cup, which will be co-hosted by Japan and South Korea. A team workshop was held in Tokyo at the end of February and was attended by about 700 people, including the coaches and other representatives of the 32 national teams that will take part in the tournament. The national teams have decided where they will make their "base camps" before and during the tournament, and teams are beginning in earnest their final preparations for the first World Cup of the twenty-first century.

The workshop was held in Tokyo on February 27 and 28. Coaches and other team representatives hashed out plans for security, transport, and procedures for the World Cup. FIFA President Joseph Blatter opened the conference by saying that he hoped the teams would play excellent soccer during the tournament. At a press conference for Japanese reporters squeezed between some of the meetings, Blatter emphasized the significance of having Japan and South Korea co-host the World Cup, saying, "With two countries co-hosting the Cup, the cost will be twice as much. But the merits, such as promoting cultural exchanges between Japan and South Korea, are huge."

*Provenance: Argentina World Cup 2002 Member*

QUARTZ FIFA CRYSTAL WATCH Details: Size 14cm long and wide 8cm