Rodrigopulle, Elmo (11 April 2007). "Big money for winner of World Cup 2007". Daily News (Sri Lanka). Cabinet of Sri Lanka. Archived from the original on 19 October 2012 . Retrieved 12 January 2012. The original trophy is kept by the ICC. A replica which only differs in inscriptions is permanently awarded to the winning team. [4] [5] History [ edit ] Prudential Cup trophy It remains the Three Lions’ only World Cup win to date and Queen Elizabeth II herself presented the trophy to Sir Bobby Moore.

The current trophy was made by Thomas Lyte in 2014 as a perfect replica of the original trophy created in 1911. There were gold plates attached to each of the four sides of the base, on which the winning countries’ names were engraved after each edition. The Jules Rimet Trophy. (Getty Images)

Following the decision to swap the Jules Rimet Trophy with a new piece of silverware in the mid-1970s, the design and dimensions of the trophy underwent a slight change to make it bigger, and some would say better. a b c d Vijaykumar, Ajit (12 September 2023). "Evolution of ODI World Cup trophy from 1975 to now". The National. As we mentioned before, Brazil is the only nation to have won the Jules Rimet trophy on three different occasions. Two countries, Uruguay, and Italy have laid their hands on this trophy on two occasions. Germany – West Germany at the time – and England have had the honor of lifting the trophy exactly once. Jules Rimet Trophy Despite suggestions to the contrary, there are also no plans yet to give an original cup to a team that wins the tournament three times. Overall, Brazil is the most prosperous nation with five World Cup triumphs , followed by Germany and Italy with four each.

The new trophy can hold up to seventeen names and years, and it is likely to be retired following the 2038 World Cup. Unlike the Rimet Cup, which was passed from winning countries to the new winning nation, this one is FIFA’s permanent property. What Countries Have Won The Trophy Concerns about the safety of the Jules Rimet Trophy during World War II led to an unlikely destination for the much coveted prize for the duration of the conflict.

Following England’s success in 1966, the FA had a replica of the Jules Rimet Trophy made to use in exhibitions instead of the real one. However, the English Football Association was prohibited by FIFA from doing so. When the FA returned the original trophy in 1970, the replica was put away for years.