SUBBUTEO ROAD TO GERMANY WORLD CUP 2006 SPECIAL EDITION IN SOUTH AFRICA

THIS IS A SOCCER 3D SPECIAL EDITION PROMOTIONAL SET MADE FOR THE WORLD CUP 2006. THE LARGER BOX WHICH IS MODELLED ON THE CLASSIC SUBBUTEO BOX OF THE 1970's MEASURES 11 CMS ACROSS X 26 CMS DOWN WITH A DEPTH OF 3 CMS. INSIDE THE BOX ARE 10 SOCCER 3D PLAYERS, ONE PLAYER FROM EACH OF THE LAST 10 WORLD CUPS, STARTING WITH A BLONDE HAIRED BOBBY MOORE WEARING THE CLASSIC RED AND WHITE KIT THAT ENGLAND WORE IN 1966. EACH PLAYER IS WEARING THEIR CUP WINNING KIT WITH THE NAME OF THE COUNTRY AND THE YEAR IN WHICH THEY WON THE WORLD CUP PRINTED UNDERNEATH EACH PLAYER. THIS SET WAS MADE IN DECEMBER 2005 AS A PROMOTIONAL ITEM FOR A LARGE COMPANY IN THE UK. AN EXTRA SPACE WAS ALSO MADE IN THE BOX FOR ONE PLAYER FROM THE WINNING TEAM FOR 2006 TO BE INSERTED AFTER JULY 9TH. THE FINAL PLAYER HAS NOW BEEN PRODUCED (ITALY IN THE ALL BLUE KIT WITH BLACK TRIM) AND COMES IN IT'S OWN SPECIAL PRESENTATION BOX. THIS SUPERB 2 PIECE COLLECTORS ITEM IS VERY LIMITED AS NEARLY ALL THE SETS MADE WERE USED AS AN "IN HOUSE" PROMOTION AND WERE NEVER COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE TO BUY.