Those who visit the FIFA Museum in Zurich, Switzerland, go on an unforgettable journey in the history of football. While you are experiencing the most special moments in the history of world football once again, seeing the jersey or a boot worn by legendary football players or reading a note written in those days makes you feel like you are in those days.
OPENED IN 2016
More than a thousand unique artifacts from the history of football are exhibited in the FIFA Museum, which was opened by FIFA President Gianni Infantino on February 28, 2016 and has an area of 3 thousand square meters.
The place that attracts the most attention from visitors is the exhibition area where the originals of the men’s and women’s World Cups are located.
The museum, which houses memories from all World Cup organizations from the first World Cup held in Uruguay in 1938 to Qatar 2022, also includes the national team jerseys of 211 countries.
Visitors to the museum first encounter the names of legendary football players in the lockers where they go to leave their belongings. On the cabinets bearing the colors of the countries, there are the names of the football players who have written their names in the history of football in golden letters. Of course, the cupboards labeled Ronaldo and Messi are the first to fill up.
UNFORGETTABLE MOMENTS OF COUNTRIES’ ACHIEVEMENTS ARE BEING EXPERIENCED
Visitors can once again experience the excitement of their national teams’ unforgettable achievements by choosing their country from the map on the digital screens in the FIFA Museum.
When you select Turkey on the map, you once again witness the golden goal scored by İlhan Mansız against Senegal in the quarter-finals of the 2002 World Cup.
In the section reserved for the 2002 World Cup, an illustration of the joy experienced by our national team players after scoring a goal is exhibited.
“JUJU SPELL” TO THE REFEREE
At the FIFA Museum, you can also see the notes taken by referee Rudolf Kreitlein in the 1966 World Cup quarter-final between England and Argentina, or the “juju magic” performed with a small referee figure wrapped in locks to help their team win in the African country of Benin.
To date, visitors from more than 140 different countries have come to the museum. Football fans also have the chance to show off their skills on the green field here. Visitors can also show off their football skills in the playgrounds created.