FIFA World Cup trophy

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
FIFA World Cup trophy

The FIFA World Cup Trophy ( English FIFA World Cup Trophy ) is the trophy of the soccer world championships since 1974. It is the successor to the Jules Rimet Cup , which was awarded from 1930 to 1970.

background

After the Jules Rimet Cup was permanently in the possession of the Brazilian Football Association when Brazil won the third title in 1970 (it was later stolen and allegedly melted down), FIFA had a new World Cup trophy designed. The contract was awarded to the Italian sculptor Silvio Gazzaniga , who designed the gold statue in 1971. It was manufactured in 1973 by the Milanese gold and silversmith's workshop GDE S. rl (Bertoni Milano) . It was presented to the public for the first time at the draw for the 1974 World Cup in Frankfurt am Main .

In 2005 the statue was completely overhauled by the manufacturer. The malachite rings, which were brittle, were replaced and the gold surfaces of the continents on the globe were polished. These changes can be clearly seen on photos of the trophy after 2005.

The FIFA World Cup trophy in the hands of Carlos Dunga (left) and Brazil's President Lula da Silva (2007)

Since then, the trophy has been presented on a world tour lasting several months before each World Cup and then presented in the host country. The first “FIFA World Cup Trophy Tour” took three months around the world at the beginning of 2006 and in April 2006 to host country Germany, where over 100,000 people viewed the trophy. From September 21, 2009 to May 2, 2010, the trophy went on a 225 day and 134,000 kilometer journey around the world through 91 cities in 84 countries. He then went on a journey through cities and townships in South Africa. The third time the tour - starting on September 12, 2013 in Rio de Janeiro - led through 88 countries for 267 days. The total distance this time was 149,577 kilometers.

Design and engraving

The bottle-sized gold statue depicts two triumphant football players who hold a globe in their outstretched hands. It is not a cup in the strict sense of the word because you cannot drink from it. The trophy is 36.8 cm high and weighs 6175 g, of which approx. 4,631 g is 18- carat gold (750/1000 gold content / total weight). Made of solid gold, it would be significantly heavier, so it can be assumed that the trophy is hollow on the inside. Two wreaths made of malachite semi-precious stones are inlaid on the round base . In between there is the inscription “FIFA World Cup” and 17 areas that were originally intended for the engravings of the world champions.

However, the title bearers with the year are engraved on the underside of the round base of the original trophy. From 1974 to 2014 the world champions and dates were listed in vertical order, so there would have been room for a total of 17 entries, probably up to the 2038 World Cup. To create more space, a new base plate was made after the 2014 World Cup on which the engravings are now are arranged in a ring. The remaining space for the upcoming entries varies depending on the length of the name of the countries that will become world champions. The engravings are written in the national language of the respective world champion, e.g. B. " 1974 DEUTSCHLAND" or " 2006 ITALIA" . The only difference on the old underside was the engraving for Spain's title win in 2010. It was written in English and read "2010 Spain" . This has been corrected in the new engraving ( " 2010 ESPAÑA" ).

The replicas for the world champions, on the other hand, have a plate on the back of their base with the name of the tournament, the year and the world champion. For the specimens awarded until 2002, this plate was attached later.

Copies

The original is kept in the FIFA World Football Museum in Zurich, which opened in 2016 . In contrast to its forerunner, the Jules Rimet Cup , which went permanently to Brazil after winning three championships, the new trophy remains the property of FIFA according to the regulations. Since 2006, the reigning world champion has only received a gold-plated bronze replica after the victory celebration with the original, at the latest when he leaves. The replica, too, remains a property of FIFA that is kept by the world champions and must be returned upon request. Until 2002, the world champion was allowed to keep the original for four years before receiving a replica for the new tournament.

The entrepreneur Rolf Deyhle, who died in 2014, was the only private person to own a replica of the trophy in its original size. He received the copy in 1979 in recognition of his services to the world football association - Deyhle had designed the FIFA logo, among other things.

value

In addition to a great ideal value, the trophy also has a high material value. While the material costs in 1973 were just under 5,000 US dollars, the current material value is around 196,000 euros, because the price of gold has risen sharply since then (as of August 3, 2020).

winner

This means that Germany is the most frequent winner of this cup with three wins, followed by Argentina, Italy, Brazil and France with two wins each. The Spanish national team was allowed to hold it in their hands once. The cup went to Europe eight times and South America four times.

Web links

Commons : FIFA World Cup Trophy  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b The FIFA World Cup Trophy. In: fifa.com. FIFA , accessed July 16, 2014 .
  2. ↑ GDE srl
  3. ^ A b Henning Klüver: 6.175 kilos of gold and an infinite amount of feeling. In: sueddeutsche.de. Süddeutsche Zeitung , July 13, 2014, accessed on July 14, 2014 .
  4. ↑ Xylophilon (private blog page with image comparisons). (No longer available online.) In: xylophilon.blog.de. Xylophilon, July 19, 2014, archived from the original on October 27, 2014 ; Retrieved July 21, 2014 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / xylophilon.blog.de
  5. ^ Trophy Tour. In: fifa.com. FIFA, accessed July 2, 2014 .
  6. ↑ FIFA World Cup Trophy Tour History. In: fifa.com. FIFA, accessed July 15, 2014 .
  7. ↑ The father of the trophy. Interview with Silvio Gazzaniga on the FIFA website.
  8. ↑ Photo of the underside with the engravings.
  9. ↑ Klaus Schlütter: A German millionaire can kiss the World Cup trophy. In: welt.de. Die Welt , March 10, 2014, accessed July 14, 2014 .
  10. ↑ Winner's cup for South Africa 2010 already prepared  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / visualrian.com  
  11. ↑ The new home of football history | Stories | FIFA World Football Museum. In: fifamuseum.com. FIFA Museum AG, accessed July 4, 2016 .
  12. ↑ a b regulations. (PDF; 431 kB) (No longer available online.) In: fifa.com. FIFA, May 30, 2011, p. 54 , archived from the original on June 29, 2014 ; Retrieved July 16, 2014 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / de.fifa.com
  13. ↑ Fedor Unterlöhner: Football World Cup: Five things you should know about World Cup trophies. In: spiegel.de. Spiegel Online , July 12, 2014, accessed July 14, 2014 .