Whereas it price round $50,000 on the time of its manufacture, it’s regarded as at present valued at round $20m.
The World Cup trophy has lastly landed in Qatar forward of kick-off on November 20.
The trophy was unveiled after a 51-leg world tour, with stopovers in all 32 nations which have certified for this yr’s event.
Fabricated from 18-carat gold, the trophy is slightly below 37cm (14 inches) in peak and weighs simply over 6kg (13 kilos). It depicts two human figures holding a globe aloft.
Whereas it price round $50,000 on the time of its manufacture, it’s regarded as at present valued at round $20m.
And whereas Italy’s soccer staff haven’t made it to the event, one Italian household might be represented in Qatar, as they've been for greater than 50 years.
Silvio Gazzaniga, an artist in Milan, sculpted the famed trophy in 1971, after Brazil had been allowed to maintain the earlier trophy after profitable the event thrice.
It has been named the Jules Rimet Trophy in honour of FIFA’s third president, who pioneered the primary World Cup.
And the artisanal household enterprise for which Gazzaniga labored nonetheless holds the rights to creating the long-lasting trophy.
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