Customs seize more than 1,000 unauthorised replicas of FIFA World Cup - PHOTO

With a group that includes Uruguay and Italy, it might have been England's best chance of winning the World Cup.But customs officers have thwarted more than 1,000 shots at glory - by seizing boxes rammed full of fake trophies at a warehouse in China.The 1,020 statuettes were found in the city of Yiwu, Zhejiang province, which has among the busiest export trades in the world.The fakes, which from afar bore a remarkable resemblance to the real thing, were due to be exported to Libya.The General Administration of Customs of China launched a campaign in April to crack down on football-related copyright theft ahead of the tournament in June.Brazil's World Cup is expected to make huge sums in merchandising, and China has a valuable dog in the fight: its factories have manufactured a million versions of the official armadillo mascot.(dailymail.co.uk)BakuDaily.Az