Among all the cups awarded to champions and winners in the world of sport in general, and football in particular;
There is nothing more beautiful, valuable and famous than the World Cup, which is awarded to the winning team of the tournament that takes place every 4 years.
With its golden color and unique design, the World Cup impresses soccer players who reach the pinnacle of glory in the event of their coronation, and this remains a milestone in their lives and even after their departure from the world.
World Cup specifications
The FIFA World Cup is 40 centimeters high and weighs about 6175 grams.
It tops the prizes with the highest material value in the world, but morally, there is no doubt that it is the most famous in the world of sports.
The cost of this cup is estimated at 18 million euros, and it consists of 80% of pure 18-carat gold, and 20% of malachite, which is a precious stone.
According to the French "fullsports" website, the World Cup was specially made once by a great sculptor;
Although it is not the first trophy to be presented at 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 Federation of Football Associations (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 awarded to the winners of the tournaments that were held between 1930 and 1970, and after that The cup was stolen several times, also in order to restore 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 carve the cup in a form representing two players lifting a ball on which the world map was drawn.
Which perfectly symbolizes the name of the competition it represents: the FIFA World Cup.
There is only one real model of the World Cup, and this is one of the aspects that make it so valuable;
Where the winning teams in the World Cup tournaments are given a gold-plated copy, while the real copy remains safe at the headquarters of the International Federation of Football Associations in Zurich, Switzerland.
Cups and other prizes
On the other hand, the “Full Spitz” website report 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 model, and it consists of a precious piece weighing about 6 kilograms of pure silver that exceeds Worth over a million euros.
The Golden Ball award is worth more than half a million euros (Getty Images)
And in the third place, the Golden Ball award awarded by “France Football” magazine to the best player in the world stands out, which is a prize in the form of a ball placed on a base, and its value is more than half a million euros.
It is followed in terms of material value by the Africa Cup of Nations model, as the value of the cup is about 127 thousand euros, and it is given to the winning team in the tournament at the level of the continent.