Interesting Facts about FIFA World Cup

Interesting Facts about FIFA World Cup

The weight of the current FIFA World Cup trophy is approximately 6.175 kg.

Talking about the length, the FIFA World Cup trophy is about 36.8 cm high while its width is 12.5 cm.

The current FIFA World Cup trophy is hollow in which 18-karat gold has been used.

The current FIFA World Cup trophy is hollow in which 18-karat gold has been used.

The current FIFA World Cup trophy features two human figures holding the earth in their hands.

The current FIFA World Cup trophy features two human figures holding the earth in their hands.

The current trophy of the FIFA World Cup was known in French as the Coupe du Monde. Although now it is known by the original name of Victory.

The old trophy of the FIFA World Cup was named Jules Rimet Trophy.t

The trophy was designed by a French sculptor named Abel Lafleur.

The old FIFA World Cup trophy was named after Jules Rimet, the third president of the FIFA Football Association.

A statue of the Greek goddess Nike was carved into the old trophy.

In the year 1966, this trophy was also stolen in England, which was found by a dog named Pickles.

Perhaps very few people will know that the FIFA World Cup trophy is the most expensive trophy in the world, which will be worth $20 million at the present time (2022).

However, when this trophy was designed in 1974, it cost only fifty thousand dollars, $50,000.

The FIFA World Cup trophy has been designed twice

The FIFA World Cup trophy has been designed twice

The FIFA World Cup was organized for the first time in 1930 and from then till 1970 the Jules Rimet Trophy was given to the FIFA World Cup winning countries.