Photos: World Cup Trophy Replicas From Around the World
Photos: World Cup Trophy Replicas From Around the World
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A fan holds up a trophy before the 2014 World Cup Group D soccer match between England and Italy at the Amazonia arena in Manaus on June 14, 2014.Ivan Alvarado—Reuters
Many soccer enthusiasts around the world sport the jerseys of their favorite World Cup teams, but only the most committed fans own a replica of the tournament’s grand prize: the FIFA World Cup Trophy.
The photos in this gallery feature trophy replicas owned by fans from different nations—some of the trophies have been hand-crafted, made out of materials such as gypsum and clay. The current version of the World Cup Trophy conferred on the tournament’s winner was introduced in 1974, and is made of 18-carat gold. The coveted statue, which depicts two people holding up the Earth, is 36.8 centimeters high and weighs 6.1 kilograms.
A fan holds up a trophy before the 2014 World Cup Group D soccer match between England and Italy at the Amazonia arena in Manaus on June 14, 2014. Ivan Alvarado—ReutersFans of the England football team gather in a bar ahead of the England's match against Uruguay on June 19, 2014 in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Oli Scarff—Getty ImagesA young Indian boy carries a pair of models of the 2014 FIFA World Cup trophy made by artisans to a godown - warehouse in Kolkata, India on June 18, 2014. Dibyangshu Sarkar—AFP/Getty ImagesA fan holds up a replica of the World Cup trophy prior to the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil Group H match between Belgium and Algeria at Estadio Mineirao on June 17, 2014 in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. Quinn Rooney—Getty ImagesA young artist Kartik Das (C) applies color on a clay model of the FIFA World Cup trophy as a part of decoration for the forthcoming FIFA World Cup soccer tournament in Calcutta, India on June 9, 2014. Piyal Adhikary—EPAA baby held by fans of U.S. reacts during a Group G match between Ghana and U.S. of 2014 FIFA World Cup at the Estadio das Dunas Stadium in Natal, Brazil on June 16, 2014.Guo Yong—Xinhua/SIPAA woman paints a gypsum-made FIFA World Cup trophy at her home, in Bat Trang pottery village, Hanoi, Vietnam on June 19, 2014. Luong Thai Linh—EPAA Mexican fan holds up a replica of the World Cup trophy before the group A World Cup soccer match between Mexico and Cameroon in the Arena das Dunas in Natal, Brazil on Friday, June 13, 2014. Petr David Josek—APA pet rooster named Paquita Fred stands next to a replica of the World Cup trophy in front of Maracana stadium, in Rio de Janeiro on June 11, 2014. TLeo Correa—APJarbas Menighini, 46-year-old cleans the show-case set of trophies in front of his home on the day he is to see the first of four matches of the FIFA World Cup at Maracana stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on June 18, 2014. Yasuyoshi Chiba—AFP/Getty ImagesA dog with a Brazilian flag sticker on its head, touches a replica of the World Cup trophy as a visitor takes pictures during an event to celebrate the upcoming 2014 World Cup in Brazil, in Wuhan, China on June 12, 2014. Darley Shen—ReutersChile soccer fan Cristian Uribarri holds up his replica of the World Cup trophy as he decides if he should take it and where to put it in his trailer, which he built from scratch, as he packs it for the next day's journey with four friends to Brazil from Santiago, Chile on jUne 5, 2014.Luis Hidalgo—APAn Argentine fan holds a replica of the World Cup trophy before the start of a Group F football match between Argentina and Bosnia Hercegovina at the Maracana Stadium in Rio De Janeiro during the 2014 FIFA World Cup on June 15, 2014. Gabriel Bouys—AFP/Getty ImagesJarbas Menighini has one of his hand made trophies in his car on the day he is to see the first of four matches of the FIFA World Cup at Maracana stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on June 18, 2014.Yasuyoshi Chiba—AFP/Getty Images
