World Cup Winners

2022 - 12 - 10

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World Cup trophy explained: Do the winners keep it and what is it ... (The Athletic)

With Brazil keeping the Jules Rimet trophy in 1970, a new trophy had to be commissioned for the following tournament in Germany. FIFA launched a competition and ...

When it re-emerged after the war, it was successfully handed to four more winners and kept in safe hands. The trophy is 14.4 inches in height with a base 5.1 inches wide and it weighs just over 13 pounds. Four years later, Brazil picked up the Jules Rimet Trophy for the final time. Ahead of this year, the FIFA World Cup Trophy Tour visited all 32 of the nations that qualified for the Qatar tournament. Although, it is unclear whether those are awarded by FIFA or by the football association of the winning nation. FIFA’s vice-president took that evasive action to avoid it falling into the wrong hands. Every member of the squads who finish first, second or third at the World Cup will receive a medal. FIFA launched a competition and received 53 submissions from around the world. Instead of being able to keep the official trophy, each winning team is given a gold-plate bronze replica. The only time it leaves its home is on occasions that FIFA deems worthy. It is the piece of silverware that every footballer grows up wanting to get their hands on. In the past, it was very different.

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World Cup 2022: Can you beat our predictor in the quarter-finals? (Aljazeera.com)

Among the biggest shocks during the World Cup this year have been the games that former champions – Brazil, Spain, Argentina and Germany – did not win. This ...

Here is what it says about the quarter-finals. Below, you can see how Kashef sees this World Cup panning out as the eight remaining teams enter the quarter-finals. Kashef is to the 2022 World Cup what Paul the Octopus was to the 2010 edition.

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Unearthed photos of music icon playing football in Merseyside (Liverpool Echo)

The singer showed off his footballing skills in Merseyside in 1975 alongside World Cup-winning teammates.

Despite their talents, The Goal Diggers ended up drawing with Radio Merseyside 3-3. [memorylane.co.uk/](http://memorylane.co.uk/?fbclid=IwAR3pppjmPnWeoOBTDGVIF4dIfcQGJnxPg_yc24nA2RiSsy2QIj7bfdNtC2w) and see what you can discover. The Goal Diggers team was organised by television personality and former footballer Jimmy Hill, and included a player still recognisable today thanks to his iconic haircut - Rod Stewart. [Join our Liverpool memories and history Facebook group here.](https://www.facebook.com/groups/1443504549168103) [For more nostalgia stories, sign up to our Liverpool Echo newsletter here.](https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/newsletter-preference-centre/) [Fascinating photos show how Liverpool has changed since England won the World Cup in 1966](https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/nostalgia/gallery/fascinating-photos-show-how-liverpool-25567124) [Merseyside's 'irreplaceable' movie rental store on being 'one of the last' and competing with Netflix](https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/nostalgia/merseysides-irreplaceable-movie-rental-store-25489863) [Wirral](https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/all-about/wirral) on March 16 to play Radio Merseyside at Poulton Vics in Wallasey.

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