Auckland City FC were the latest side set to compete at the FIFA Club World Cup Morocco 2014 to play host to the trophy all seven teams will be vying for.
Set to kick off the tournament against hosts Moghreb Tetouan on 10 December, more than 1000 fans of Auckland took the opportunity to get a closer look at the trophy, while also get the chance to meet some of the club’s stars.
Coach Ramon Tribulietx was in attendance, alongside players Ivan Vicelich, Emiliano Tade, Takuya Iwata, Tim Payne and Tamati Williams, who posed for photos and talked to gathered media ahead of the New Zealand side’s first game of the season the next day.