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With 100 days to go until the opening of the 2019 Women’s World Cup, a ceremony took place on Wednesday in Nice, one of the host cities of the competition.

At the foot of the MAMAC, where several pieces of entertainment were set-up, Sports Minister Roxana Maracineanu kicked off the penalty shootout with the projection of the official mascot displayed on the facade of the museum.

The former World Champion swimmer also received a nice souvenir of her visit to the capital of the Côte d’Azur, as Patrick Vieira presented her with an OGC Nice shirt.

The OGC Nice ladies teams were in attendance!

The Sports Minister poses for a photo with the Nice shirt, alongside Patrick Vieira, José Cobos, Chien Lee and Gauthier Ganaye.

A football freestyle show led by Alice Fougerayn, a silver medalist at the World Championships for this discipline.

Nice will host 4 group stage matches, as well as a Round of 16 game, before playing host to the 3/4th play-off.

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