Football – Stamp Digest

The 2002 FIFA World Cup was jointly hosted by Japan and South Korea. It was 17th FIFA World Cup . The Final was played at The International Stadium in Yokohama ,Japan.It was first World Cup to be held in Asia and First one outside of Europe and Americas. China ,Ecuador, Senegal and Slovenia made their debuts

Brazil beat Germany 2-0 to lift their fifth title ,the first country to do so. Turkey beat South Korea 3-2 to secure third place in only their second appearance in World Cup Finals.

France issued a set of se-tenant stamps including a round shaped stamp on 28 April 2002 to commemorate the 2002 FIFA World Cup. One stamp features flags of World champions and second stamp features 1998 FIFA World Champion France.

WC 98 FRANCE ODD SHAPED — STAMPS OF FRANCE -2002 FIFA WORLD CUP

1998 FIFA World Cup Football -Stamps of France

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1998 FIFA World Cup Football -Stamps of France

The 1998 FIFA World Cup Football was 16th FIFA World Cup . It was held in France from 10 Jun 1998 to 12 Jul 1998. France hosted it for the second time after 1938. Thirty Two (32) teams participated and France defeated Brazil 3-0 in the final at Stade de France in Saint Denis to lift the trophy. Croatia defeated The Netherlands to clinch the third place.

Croatia , Japan ,Jamaica and South Africa made their first appearances in World Cup finals.

France issued a round shaped stamp on 28 Feb 1998 to commemorate this event.

WC 98 FRANCE ODD SHAPED ONE STAMP — 1998 FIFA WORLD CUP FOOTBALL -ROUND SHAPED STAMPS -FRANCE 1998

Stamps on Genoa Football & Cricket Club – San Marino

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Stamps on Genoa Football & Cricket Club – San Marino

Genoa Football and Cricket Club commonly known as Genoa is a professional Italian Football and Cricket Club based in the city of Genoa.It was established on 07 Sep 1893.It is Italy’s First official football team. Genoa has won Italian Football Championships nine times and has mostly played in Serie A and B of Italian league. Its Cricket Club plays in Serie A of Italian Cricket League.

San Marino issued a stamp on 13 April 2013 to commemorate 120th Anniversary of Genoa Cricket and Football Club.

S MARINO GENOA FOOTBALL — Stamp on 120th ANNIVERSARY OF GENOA CRICKET AND FOOTBALL CLUB 2013

FIFA U-20 World Cup – Stamps of UAE-2003

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FIFA U-20 World Cup – Stamps of UAE-2003

The FIFA U-20 World Cup is a biennial football World Championships organised by FIFA for U-20 male players. It was first held in 1977 in Tunisia. Until 2005 it was known as FIFA World Youth Championships.

The 22nd edition of FIFA U-20 World Cup will be held in Poland from 23 May to 15 Jun 2019. The 2017 edition held in South Korea and England won the Cup beating Venezuela in the Finals.

The 2003 edition was held in UAE and was known as FIFA World Youth Championships. EMIRATES 2003 was won by Brazil defeating Spain 1-0 in the Finals. It was the 14th edition of the Cup.

United Arab Emirates released a Postage stamp on 09 Sep 2003 to commemorate this event.

FIFA 2003 YOUTH CSHIPS — FIFA WORLD YOUTH CHAMPIONSHIPS 2003 – STAMPS OF UAE

2014 FIFA World Cup Football – Miniature Sheets

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2014 FIFA World Cup Football – Miniature Sheets

The 20th edition of FIFA World Cup was played in Brazil from 12 Jun to 13 Jul 2014. A total of 32 teams qualified for the finals. Brazil was hosting it for the second time after 1950 and it was being held in South America for the fifth time.

Germany beat Argentina 1-0 to claim their fourth World Cup ,first after unification and became first European nation to win World Cup in Americas. It was also the third consecutive win for European Nation after Italy in 2006 and Spain in 2010.

Portugal issued a miniature sheet on 16 Jun 2014 to commemorate the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Brazil

2014 WC BRAZIL1 — MINIATURE SHEET PORTUGAL -2014 FIFA WORLD CUP FOOTBALL

Spain issued a Miniature sheet containing two stamps on 12 Jun 2014

2014 WC BRAZIL — MINIATURE SHEET SPAIN -2014 FIFA WORLD CUP FOOTBALL

FIFA Club World Cup – Stamps of UAE

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FIFA Club World Cup – Stamps of UAE

The FIFA Club World Cup was first contested in 2000. It was not held between 2001 and 2004. Since 2005 it has been held every year and hosted by Brazil , Japan ,UAE and Morocco .

The Winners of AFC Champions League (Asia) ,CAF Champions League (Africa),CONCACAF Champions League (North America),Copa Libertados (South America),OFC Champions League (Oceania) & UEFA Champions League (Europe) along with host nations national champions participate in a straight knock-out tournament. Spain’s Real Madrid beat Brazil’s Gremio 1-0 in the 2017 edition to win the Cup.

United Arab Emirates issued a set of two stamps to commemorate the 2009 Edition held in Abu Dhabi in the UAE. The stamps were issued on 19 Dec 2009.

The 2018 edition is scheduled to be held in United Arab Emirates from 12 Dec to 22 Dec 2018 .

FIFA CLUB FOOTBALL CUP UAE — FIFA CLUB WORLD CUP- UAE 2009