VIDEO SHOWS: ALESSANDRO DEL PIERO IN ARRIVING IN RIYADH AS PART OF FIFA WORLD CUP 26 TROPHY TOUR / DEL PIERO, THE VICE PRESIDENT OF THE SAUDI ARABIAN FOOTBALL FEDERATION, LAMIA BAHAIAN AND VIP GUESTS POSING NEXT TO THE WORLD CUP ORIGINAL TROPHY. SHOWS: RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA (JANUARY 3, 2026) (REUTERS – Access all) 1. PLANE ARRIVING AT KING KHALID AIRPORT IN RIYADH 2. FORMER ITALIAN PLAYER ALESSANDRO DEL PIERO COMING OFF THE PLANE HOLDING THE FIFA WORLD CUP AS PART OF THE FIFA WORLD CUP 26 TROPHY TOUR 3. VARIOUS OF DEL PIERO HOLDING THE FIFA WORLD CUP / POSING 4. DEL PIERO KISSING THE TROPHY 5. DEL PIERO PLACING THE TROPHY 6. DEL PIERO AND VICE PRESIDENT OF SAUDI ARABIAN FOOTBALL FEDERATION, LAMIA BAHAIAN POSING NEXT TO THE FIFA WORLD CUP 7. VARIOUS OF DEL PIERO AND BAHAIAN POSING WITH LOCAL AND REGIONAL STAFF OF COCA COLA 8. DEL PIERO AND BAHAIAN POSING WITH A BOY AND A GIRL FROM THE SAUDI YOUTH NATIONAL TEAM FOR FOOTBALL 9. DEL PIERO POSING WITH THE LOCAL STAFF OF COCA COLA 10. DEL PIERO POSING WITH FORMER SAUDI PLAYERS AND AIRPORT STAFF 11. WRITING ON A STAND READING IN (English) "FIFA WORLD CUP 26 TROPHY TOUR" 12. PICTURE OF THE FIFA WORLD CUP PRINTED ON THE TAIL OF THE PLANE / WRITING ON THE PLANE READING IN (English) "THE ORIGINAL TROPHY IS HERE" STORY: The FIFA World Cup trophy landed in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on Saturday (January 3) at the start of a tour that will see the iconic trophy visit 30 FIFA Member Associations across 75 stops over 150 tour days. The 2026 tour started in the country which will host the World Cup in 2034 before it travels to all three host countries for this year's tournament, the United States, Canada and Mexico. The trophy tour will also include the host nations for the 2030 tournament, Morocco, Portugal and Spain. Italian World Cup winner Alessandro Del Piero carried the trophy on its first stop in Riyadh where Saudi dignitaries including the Vice President Of Saudi Arabian Football Federation, Lamia Bahaian,were present to mark the occasion. (Production: Mohammed Benmansour, Oliver Regan)
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