Since the start of the World Cup in 1930, two different trophies have been used: the Jules Rimet Trophy from 1930 to 1970, and the FIFA World Cup Trophy since 1974. Soccer World Cup Trophy The champion receives a replica of the trophy and their name is engraved on the base of the orig...
With 10 minutes to go in the World Cup Final, Argentina led 2-0 with Messi on course for the one trophy to have eluded him. Kylian Mbappe had other ideas. First, he scored from the spot before sweeping home moments later to take the match into extra time. And after his PSG teammate ...
Having not coached for more than five years, Van Gaal returned for a third - and surely final - time in August 2021 and will guide the Netherlands at the 2022 World Cup at the age of 71. With Ronald Koeman already lined up as his successor, ...
(7) The picture of Lionel Messi holding the world cup trophy is the most liked post in Instagram history with 74 million views and counting, a record formerly held by a brown egg. (8) Twitter set a new record of 147 billion global impressions of #WC2022 conversation. Image source: Lione...
Nations with most FIFA World Cup titles in history The FIFA World Cup trophy has been won by eight national teams. Brazil have won five times, followed by Italy and Germany which won by 4 times, and Argentina, France and Uruguay each won 2 times. ...
And so, finally, Argentina hoisted its third World Cup trophy, and Messi got his seat at the head of a table that includes the likes of Diego Maradona and Pelé. He also got the Golden Ball, awarded to the tournament’s best player, but something tells us he doesn’...
The big, red Budweiser trophy is awarded by the public on FIFA’s website. As Eurosport describes it: “Between the 60th and 88th minute of every World Cup game there is the opportunity for anyone around the world to submit their vote. Players are sorted in a list by minutes played, ...
Deschamps is also one of three men to have won the World Cup as a player and as a coach. He joined that elite club, featuring Mario Zagallo and Beckenbauer when Les Bleus won the World Cup trophy back in 2018. France FIFA World Cup 2022 stats ...
The trophy cup awarded from 1930 to 1970 was theJules Rimet Trophy, named for the Frenchman who proposed the tournament. This cup was permanently awarded in 1970 to then three-time winnerBrazil(1958, 1962, and 1970), and a new trophy called theFIFA World Cup was put up for competition. ...
Carlos Alberto TorresCaptain Carlos Alberto Torres holding the Jules Rimet trophy aloft after Brazil's triumph at the 1970 World Cup. Football is the world’s most popular ball game in numbers of participants and spectators. Simple in its principal rules and essential equipment, the sport can be...