So far, there are two World Cup trophies, the early one is called Rimet Cup, and now this one is the World Cup.
I. Rimet Golden Cup
The "Rimet Cup" is named after FIFA President Jules Rimet. The Rimet Cup is 35 cm high and weighs about 3.8 kg ... The sculpture at the top of the trophy is made of pure silver with a gold-plated appearance. The base is made of lapis lazuli.
The four sides of the base are inlaid with a gold medal, which is engraved with the name of the trophy and the names of the teams that won the 9th World Cup from 1930 to 1970 respectively.
1970 World Cup in Mexico, Brazil won the championship for the third time under the leadership of Pele, so the Rimet Cup stayed in Brazil forever.
Second, the World Cup.
After 1970 Brazil won the third championship in Mexico City, the FIFA World Cup&; #8482; The first trophy, Jules Rimet Cup, was permanently collected by the Brazilian Football Association. Therefore, FIFA decided to celebrate 1974 World Cup&; #8482; In order to make a new championship trophy, many designers from seven countries submitted 53 different designs to FIFA, and finally FIFA chose the works of Italian artist Silvio Ghassani.
The new World Cup is named "World Cup". Ghassani Jia, his designer, described his work like this: "Several curves extending from the base spiral upwards and connect to the shape of the earth at the top. The modeling design with two athletes as the main body of the statue also fully demonstrated the exciting moment of victory. "
FIFA stipulates that the ownership of the World Cup will always belong to FIFA, and then every FIFA World Cup&; #8482; All champions can only keep the World Cup for four years and return it to FIFA at the beginning of the next World Cup in exchange for the pure gold replica issued by FIFA as a treasure.
The Hercules Cup is 36 cm high and weighs about 6.2 kg. This cup contains 4.97kg of 18K pure gold, and the base is made of two layers of malachite, which will be used to inlay the 17 gold medal engraved with the name of the champion team. According to this regulation, the World Cup will be used until the 2038 World Cup.