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Swiss Tipp-Kick Championship held at FIFA Museum

One week ago Sunday, the Swiss Tipp-Kick Championship took place at the FIFA Museum. 27 players competed in the tournament for the prestigious title, which was contested for the 41st time. In the end, two familiar faces of the Swiss Tipp-Kick community met in the final.

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"Designing the Beautiful Game" delights visitors at the vernissage

The new special exhibition "Designing the Beautiful Game" was officially opened yesterday at the FIFA Museum. The exhibition was created in collaboration with "the Design Museum" in London and is open to all museum visitors in Zurich from today.

© Christof Koepsel/Bongarts/Getty Images
© Christof Koepsel/Bongarts/Getty Images
History and Culture

The tale of the magical goal scorer and the unbeatable goalkeeper

16 years ago, the 2007 FIFA Women’s World Cup™ took place in China. It would become the first Women’s World Cup to see a champion successfully defend their title. But it was also the stage for a magical Brazilian goal scorer and an unbeatable German goalkeeper.

© J. Brett Whitesell-ISI/FIFA Archives/FIFA Museum
© J. Brett Whitesell-ISI/FIFA Archives/FIFA Museum
History and Culture

20 years after the 2003 FIFA Women’s World Cup

20 years ago today, the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2003™ kicked off in Philadelphia, USA – a relatively last-minute change, as up until April of that year China had been down to hold the tournament’s fourth edition. Join us as we look back at some of the moments that etched themselves into the football history books.

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Moments of a Long Night

Zurich's Long Night of Museums is a permanent fixture in the city's cultural calendar. This year, the event once again attracted thousands of late-night visitors to the city's museums. The FIFA Museum opened its doors until the early hours of the morning, and here are a few impressions of that long night.

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The FIFA Women’s World Cup Trophy returns to the FIFA Museum

While visitors to the FIFA Museum have been enjoying the creative results of our home-made trophy competition, it is at last time for the FIFA Women’s World Cup™ trophy to return to its spot lit showcase in Zurich.

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© Alex Grimm/FIFA via Getty Images
History and Culture

Historic moments at the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023™

With just two games left of the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup, it’s been one for the history books already – with plenty of records broken, historic upsets, and unprecedented turns of event. Here are a few favourites for the future archives, but we’ve got our fingers crossed that there are a few more surprises up the sleeves of the four remaining teams!

The Australian women's soccer team posing for a team picture before leaving to Hong kong to compete in the 1st Asian Cup Ladies Football Tournament. Pat O'Connor, captain of the team is holding the ball. © David Cumming/Fairfax Media via Getty Images
The Australian women's soccer team posing for a team picture before leaving to Hong kong to compete in the 1st Asian Cup Ladies Football Tournament. Pat O'Connor, captain of the team is holding the ball. 21 August, 1975. © David Cumming/Fairfax Media via Getty Images
History and Culture

A history of the hosts

The FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023™ in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand is the first senior tournament hosted in Oceania. It’s also the first one co-hosted by two countries from different confederations, although this was not always the case. Join us as we take a look at the history of the host’s women’s national teams.

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Third and final home-made trophy on display at FIFA Museum

While the FIFA Women’s World Cup Trophy is busy in Oceania at the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023™, we are putting the winning entries of the Create your trophy contest on display in its showcase. From 9 August until 18 August the trophy from Rafael (9) is on display.

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Australia's women's football pioneer Elaine Watson: Two blazers for the FIFA Museum collection

The FIFA Museum collection has been enriched by two valuable objects of Australian football history: Two blazers of Australia's women's football pioneer Elaine Watson.

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Second home-made trophy on display at FIFA Museum

While the FIFA Women’s World Cup Trophy is busy in Oceania at the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023™, we are putting the winning entries of the Create your trophy contest on display in its showcase. From 29 July until 8 August the trophy from Melina (8) is on display.

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Now in Sydney and Zurich: "The path of champions"

Just in time for the kick-off of the FIFA Women's World Cup 2023™ in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand, the FIFA Museum presents a new spectacular immersive film. "The path of Champions" follows the teams at every FIFA Women’s World Cup™ to discover who beat the odds to become world champions.

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