PETALING JAYA, Jan 21 — Hundreds of football fans packed Sunway Pyramid here, today to witness the prestigious Fifa World Cup Trophy up close, marking its much-anticipated return to Malaysia after 12 years.

The trophy was unveiled by 2002 World Cup winner and former Brazil international Gilberto Silva, who was joined by national football legend Datuk Santokh Singh and popular local rapper Muhammad Hairi Hamdan, better known as MK, adding star power to the occasion.