Of all the cups that are rewarded by champions and winners in the world of sports in general, and football in particular;
Nothing is more beautiful, more valuable and more famous than the World Cup, which is awarded to the winning team of the tournament held every 4 years.
With its golden color and unique design, the World Cup attracts football players who reach the pinnacle of glory if they are crowned, and this remains a milestone in their lives, even after their departure from the world.
World Cup specifications
The FIFA World Cup figure is 40 centimeters high and weighs about 6175 grams;
He tops the prizes with the highest material value in the world, but in moral terms he is undoubtedly the most famous in the world of sports.
The cost of this cup is estimated at about 18 million euros, and it is composed of 80% of pure 18 karat gold, and 20% is made of malachite, which is a gemstone.
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According to the French website "fullsports", the World Cup was specially made once by a great sculptor;
Although it is not the first trophy to be presented in the World Cup tournaments, it is still the most famous and beautiful.
When the World Cup was launched for the first time in 1930, the International Football Association (FIFA) chose a cup called "Jules Rimet", which is the name of the former president of FIFA, and it was made of silver and gold paint, and it was given to the winners of the tournaments that were held between 1930 and 1970, and after they The cup has been stolen many times, also for the sake of renovation and increase the beauty of the cup;
FIFA then decided to create a new World Cup.
In 1970, FIFA received 53 models of the new cup from 7 countries, before choosing a design presented by Italian sculptor Silvio Gazzaniga, who entered history from that moment on.
In the new cup, Gazzaniga was keen to sculpt the cup in the form of two players raising a ball on which the world map was drawn;
Which fully symbolizes the name of the competition it represents: the FIFA World Cup.
There is only one real World Cup model, and that's one aspect that makes it so valuable;
The winning teams at the World Cup are given a gold-plated version, while the real version is kept safe at FIFA's headquarters in Zurich, Switzerland.
Cups and other prizes
On the other hand, the report of the âFull Subsertâ website confirms that there are many cups and other prizes of high value, as it comes in second place after the World Cup, the FA Cup, and consists of a precious piece weighing about 6 kilograms of pure silver, which exceeds It's worth a little over a million euros.
The Ballon d'Or award is worth more than half a million euros (Getty Images)
In third place, the Golden Ball award awarded by France Football magazine to the best player in the world stands out. It is an award in the form of a ball placed on a base, worth more than half a million euros.
Followed by the material value of the African Nations Cup, as the value of the cup is about 127 thousand euros, and is given to the winning team in the tournament at the level of the continent.