FIFA World Cup trophy: All you need to know about its history, significance, and legacy
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FIFA World Cup trophy stored at headquarters in Zurich.
The legacy of the FIFA World Cup is as intriguing as the innumerable matches it has experienced. The World Cup trophy itself has an extraordinary tale to tell despite all the grit, anguish, and ecstasy.
The most distinctive trophy throughout all of sport, which is acknowledged instantaneously everywhere in the world, has had a turbulent journey. Although the World Cup was originally held in 1930, the trophy itself is only 50 years old.
The FIFA World Cup trophy, a new iteration from 1974, has been bestowed to football world victors. 53 pieces from seven different countries were submitted for the redesigned model, but Silvio Gazzaniga of Italy was ultimately given the project. The 18-karat (75%) gold FIFA World Cup trophy is 36.5 cm tall and weighs 6.175 kg. 13 cm in diameter and constructed of two layers of malachite, the base is round.
Articulated lines from the foundation spiral upward in this layout, forming the base for a golden model of the globe. The cup is hollow from the interior. On the bottom of the cup are the inscriptions FIFA World Cup.
The initials of the winning nations are inscribed vertically on a plaque that was inserted into the base of the trophy following the 1994 FIFA World Cup. To include more honorees, it was altered after 2014 and the names were reorganized in a spiral.
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Who has ownership of the FIFA World Cup Trophy?
The ancient FIFA World Cup trophy can no longer be won altogether, in contrast to the Jules Rimet Trophy. France, the 2018 World Cup champions who will retain their crown at the 2022 World Cup, are the present possessors of the trophy.
According to the updated guidelines, aside from formal procedures like the Trophy Tour and during the FIFA World Cup major drawings and the final ceremony, it stays in FIFA’s ownership and is safely stored at its Zurich headquarters. Alternatively, each year’s FIFA World Cup champions receive a gold-plated bronze duplicate of the trophy, known as the FIFA World Cup Winners’ Trophy, to retain eternally.
Before South Africa held the FIFA World Cup in 2010, Nelson Mandela also earned one of these replicas. The trophy’s authentic replication has only ever been awarded to one person in that scenario. Furthermore, only a small number of individuals, such as heads of state and previous World Cup champions, are permitted to touch the real FIFA World Cup trophy.
Upcoming FIFA World Cup 2022 in Qatar
On November 21, the 22nd FIFA World Cup is scheduled to begin. 32 countries are prepared to begin competing for the biggest reward in international football as the countdown to a world extravaganza in Qatar begins. As players, coaches, and fans from all around the world start to clock down the time until the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, another four-year loop is coming to an end.
Al Bayt Stadium will host the event’s opening match, while Lusail Stadium, the greatest of the tournament’s eight locations, will hold the final on December 18, 2022.
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