Vancouver's Italian Cultural Centre is the place to be for Italian Canadians whenever there's a community event.

But on Tuesday (Aug. 26), it was also the place to be for all soccer – or football – fans.

The grounds at Il Centro were filled with hundreds of fans of all ages and backgrounds as they got a rare opportunity to get up close to the FIFA World Cup winner's trophy. While there were naturally a lot of Italy supporters on hand, people could be seen sporting jerseys from Brazil, Argentina and France.

"It's a once-in-a-lifetime (opportunity) to see the actual World Cup here in Vancouver. We might never see it again," John Bevilacqua, an Italy supporter born in Canada, said.

Sporting his Italy jersey, he said it was a perfect day to view the trophy as he raced to get in line for hi

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