The Rimet Cup has melted.
1930 two years before the first world cup, FIFA stipulated that the world cup winner would receive a championship trophy, which was completed by the French sculptor AbelLafleur. This trophy is the Jules Rimet Cup.
During the 9th World Cup from 1930 to 1970, five countries raised the "Rimet Golden Cup", among which Brazil won the World Cup three times with 1958, 1962 and 1970 respectively, thus occupying the "Rimet" forever.
The "Rimet Golden Cup" is 35cm high and weighs about 3.8kg. The statue is made of pure silver with a gold-plated exterior and a blue base made of lapis lazuli below. The four sides of the base are inlaid with a gold medal engraved with the names of the nine previous World Cup champions.
The original name of Rimet Cup is World Cup. 1950, this trophy was named "Rimet Cup" in recognition of FIFA President Rimet's founding of this tournament. According to the regulations, the first team to win the World Cup three times will be able to keep the Rimet Cup forever. 1970, Brazil did this.
The fate of the Rimet Cup is quite bumpy and full of legend. During World War II, the trophy was once "disappeared" and was finally found to be a shoe box under the bed of FIFA Vice President Bala Tibet, which kept it from falling into the hands of the occupying forces. Before the World Cup in March, 1966, the Rimet Cup was exhibited in Britain, but it disappeared again. A week later, it was found by a dog named Kimchi under a bush in south London. The owner of the dog won a prize of 53 pounds for this, and Pickles also won the Bones of Meat. 1983, the Rimet Cup, which has been permanently occupied by Brazil, disappeared for the third time. It was stolen in Rio de Janeiro. I didn't survive this time and was melted by the thief. Brazilians got the right to keep the Rimet Cup forever, but they didn't really keep it forever. Later, the Brazilian Football Association made a replica as compensation.
Hercules Cup, 36 cm high, weighing 4.97 kg, made of 18K pure gold. The base consists of two layers of malachite, which can hold 17 small nameplates engraved with the names of champion teams-enough for the 2038 World Cup. FIFA also stipulates that the gold cup of the new champion can no longer be permanently owned, but belongs to FIFA, and each country that wins the World Cup can only own the next World Cup. As compensation, the country will get a gold-plated replica of the "Hercules Gold Cup".
The World Cup is the trophy of today's football World Cup and the symbol of football's highest honor. 1970 Mexico City World Cup, after Brazil, which won the World Cup three times, permanently owned the "Rimet Gold Cup", FIFA collected new World Cup champion gold cup schemes and received 53 schemes from seven countries. Finally, the works of Italian artist Silvio gazzaniga were selected. Silvio gazzaniga himself described his creativity: lines jumped out from the bottom and spiraled up, with a globe at the top. On this dynamic and compact cup, the images of two athletes excited after winning are carved. The whole trophy looks like two Hercules lifting the earth, so it is also called "Hercules Golden Cup".
FIFA stipulates that any country that has won three World Cups can keep the Rimet Cup forever. 1970, Brazil became the first team to win the World Cup three times. Since then, Brazil has maintained the Rimet Cup. Therefore, FIFA needs to make a new trophy for the 1974 World Cup. 197 1 year, among 53 works from seven countries, the creativity of Italian sculptor Silvio gazzaniga was selected, symbolizing the birth of the "World Cup", the highest honor in football. This trophy, which is still in use today, is as high as 36 centimeters and weighs 4970 grams. Made of 18K gold, the base is inlaid with two circles of dark green malachite. Ghassani Jia, the designer of the World Cup, described his work as follows: "Several curves spiral upward from the bottom and connect to the shape of the earth at the top. The modeling design with two athletes as the main body of the statue fully shows the exciting moment of victory. "
The names of the countries that won the World Cup from 1974 to 17 in 2038 can be engraved on the base of the World Cup. In other words, after the 2038 World Cup, the World Cup will be retired and replaced by a new generation of trophies.
Unlike the Rimet Cup, FIFA stipulates that the World Cup is permanent, that is, no matter which country has won many World Cups, it cannot be preserved forever, but only for four years. And made the following decision: 1974, the national team that won the championship three times can get a replica of the World Cup, and the original belongs to FIFA.
So far, the Federal Republic of Germany (former West Germany), Argentina, Italy, Brazil and France have all won. From 65438 to 0974, franz beckenbauer, the captain of the West German team, became the first person to lift the World Cup. In the summer of 2006, Italian national team captain Cannavaro won the World Cup at the Olympic Stadium in Berlin, Germany.