1966 FIFA World Cup England- Stamps of Tristan Da Cunha
1966 FIFA World Cup, the Eighth World Cup was held in England from 11 Jul to 30 Jul 1966. England won the 1966 FIFA World Cup at Wembley Stadium, London. England first played in 1950 and has part of every World Cup since then. It beat West Germany 3-2 in extra time to lift the trophy. Geoff Hurst two goals in the Final.
Tristan Da Cunha issued two stamps on 1996 World Cup on 01 Oct 1966.
3p- Trophy and Player with Football 2 Sh 6 p – Trophy and Player with Football
Pan American Games are held every four years for the nations of the Americas. They are held one year prior to the Summer Olympic Games.
-The 10th Pan American Games were held in Indianapolis Indiana USA from 07 Aug to 23 Aug 1987. Over 4,300 athletes from 38 Countries participated in 30 Sports and 140 events.
Surinam issued a set of three Stamps on 03 Jun 1987.
2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup – Stamps on Women’s World Cup.
The USA beat The Netherlands 2-0 in the Final to Win the World Cup. Congrats to USA team. Star Player Megan Rapinoe scored the First goal from a penalty and wins the Golden Boot and Golden Ball awards Rose Lavelle scored the second goal to win the Cup for the USA and also won the BronzeBall The Netherlands played a superb game and did not allow the USA to score a goal in the first Half. Sari Van Veenendaal the Dutch goalkeeper saved many shots and won the Golden Glove. Alex Morgan of the USA won Silver Boot
The USA are Champions
The 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup is the eighth edition of the Women’s World Cup. It is being hosted by France and is being played from 07 June 2019 to 07 July 2019 across 7 cities of France.
24 Teams qualified for the Finals and they were placed in six Groups. Top two teams from each Group and four best third-placed teams qualified for the knock out stage and then proceed to Quarter-Finals, Semi-Finals and the Final.
3rd Place Playoff – Sweden beat England to clinch the third Place.
Final 07 Jul 2019 – The Final will be played between The USA (defending Champions) and The Netherlands today in France
The United States is the Current World Champion having defeated Japan in 2015 World Cup held in Canada. Japan had defeated the USA in the 2011 World Cup held in Germany.
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France were the hosts of 1998 FIFA World Cup. La Poste issued a miniature sheet on 24 Jan 1998 featuring the host cities. There were 10 stamps of 3.00 Franc in the miniature sheet.
2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup – Stamps on Women’s World Cup.
The 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup is the eighth edition of the Women’s World Cup. It is being hosted by France and is being played from 07 June 2019 to 07 July 2019 across 7 cities of France.
24 Teams have qualified for the Finals and they have been placed in Six Groups. Top two teams from each Group and four best third-placed teams will qualify for the knock out stage and then proceed to Quarter-Finals, Semi-Finals and the Final.
Till 11 June 2019, the following teams have qualified for the knock -out stage
Group A – France & Norway Group B – Germany & Spain Group C -Brazil and Italy
Group D- England & Argentina Group E – Canada & Netherlands Group F – USA & Sweden.
The United States is the Current World Champion having defeated Japan in 2015 World Cup held in Canada. Japan had defeated the USA in the 2011 World Cup held in Germany.
27 Jun 2019 – The Quarter Final Line up has been drawn. Japan and Brazil are out of the World Cup.
27 Jun 2019 – Norway vs England
28 Jun 2019 – France vs The USA
29 Jun 2019 – Italy vs The Netherlands
29 Jun 2019- Germany vs Sweden
Stamps on FIFA Women’s World Cup
DPR Korea issued a set of Stamps on the World Cup held in China in 1991.
NORTH KOREA 1991-IST FIFA WOMEN WC
Canada issued a set of Stamps on the 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup held in Canada
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The USSR issued a miniature sheet containing one 50 rouble stamp on Football. The date of issue was 20 Dec 1988. It commemorates USSR Gold Medal win over Brazil 2-1 on 01 Oct 1988 at Olympic Stadium Seoul.
USSR MINIATURE SHEET 1988 – SEOUL OLYMPICS FOOTBALL.
