Liverpool’s Mo Salah won the Alibaba Cloud Award as the tournament’s best player with Flamengo’s Bruno Henrique the runner-up. Read more: World Cup 2022 prize money: What payout will France or Argentina receive for winning in Qatar? Periodic Videos. "Chemistry of the World Cup Trophy". Archived from the original on 16 December 2017 . Retrieved 5 June 2010. The subsequent trophy, called the "FIFA World Cup Trophy", was introduced in 1974. Made of 18 karat gold with bands of malachite on its base, it stands 36.8 centimetres high and weighs 6.175 kilograms (13.61lb). [2] The trophy was made by the Stabilimento Artistico Bertoni company [3] in Italy. It depicts two human figures holding up the Earth. The current holders of the trophy are Argentina, winners of the 2022 World Cup.

The trophy was originally named “Victory” before being renamed in 1944 after Jules Rimet, the third President of FIFA. The inaugural World Cup was held under Rimet’s tenure and he is often credited as being the creator of the tournament. The Jules Rimet Trophy was stolen … twice Unlike the Stanley Cup -- which features the names of every member of the winning team -- the relatively small size of the World Cup trophy requires some creativity. Rather, the name of the championship country is inscribed on the bottom of the trophy in the native language of the winner.

The new trophy can hold up to seventeen names and years, and it is likely to be retired following the 2038 World Cup. Unlike the Rimet Cup, which was passed from winning countries to the new winning nation, this one is FIFA’s permanent property. What Countries Have Won The Trophy Bellos, Alex (2003). Futebol: The Brazilian Way of Life. London: Bloomsbury. pp. 342. ISBN 0-7475-6179-6. FIFA World Cup Trophy Engraving!, FIFA, archived from the original on 11 December 2021 , retrieved 12 July 2021 After being given to Uruguay and Italy (twice) between 1930 and 1938, it was hidden during the Second World War in a shoebox under the bed of Ottorino Barassi. FIFA’s vice-president took that evasive action to avoid it falling into the wrong hands. Two men were caught on CCTV breaking into the union's HQ in Cape Town - where the World Cup trophy was being kept - on Monday night, but they ended up leaving the trophy behind as they made off with other items.

It's part of the beauty of this side — they don't all need to fire every game to still get it done. As well as a gold winners’ medal, the players from the victorious team have been known to receive a mini replica of the World Cup trophy. The second theft took place while the Victory trophy was in Brazil’s custody. After Brazil received the guardianship of the trophy, it was kept on public display in a bulletproof case at the Brazilian Football Confederation headquarters in Rio de Janeiro. Even though four men were convicted of the crime, the 3.8kg trophy was never recovered. It is widely believed that the gold-plated sterling silver trophy has been melted and sold. Football's World Cup stolen". BBC News. 20 March 1966. Archived from the original on 5 September 2015 . Retrieved 28 June 2010.

The original trophy was named after former FIFA president, Jules Rimet

The only original piece of Abel Lafleur’s trophy in existence today is the original base, which was swapped out in 1954 for a taller one. The piece was discovered in 2015 stowed away in the basement of the FIFA headquarters in Zurich. FIFA World Cup trophy: 1974-present But a series of missed long-range penalties in the second half saw Bristol fall to a narrow one-point defeat against the hosts, while the fly-half was then forced off for an HIA following a hard hit from GJ van Velze in the closing stages Maro Itoje's international future looks uncertain as he could reportedly leave English rugby after being offered a major pay cut to keep him at Saracens.