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World Cup Trophy

 

From 1930 to 1970, the Jules Rimet Trophy (originally simply known as the World Cup or Coupe du Monde but renamed in 1946 after the president of FIFA who organized the first tournament in 1930) was awarded to the World Cup winner. In 1970, Brazil's third victory in the tournament entitled them to keep it permanently. However, the trophy was stolen in 1983 and never recovered.

After the Jules Rimet Trophy went to Brazil forever, a new trophy, the FIFA World Cup Trophy, was designed. This trophy will not be awarded to the nations permanently (no matter how many times they win it). Argentina, Germany (both times as West Germany) and Brazil have all won the second trophy twice, but the current trophy will not be retired until the name plaque has been entirely filled with the names of winning nations (this will not happen until 2038).

Awards

At the end of each World Cup final tournament, several awards are presented to the players and teams which have distinguished themselves from the rest in different aspects of the game.

At the end of each World Cup final tournament, several awards are attributed to the players and teams which have distinguished from the rest, in different aspects of the game.

There are currently six awards:

  • The Adidas Golden Shoe (formerly called the Golden Shoe, or, sometimes, the Golden Boot, first awarded in 1930) for top goal scorer; 

  • The Adidas Golden Ball for best player (formerly called the Golden Ball, first awarded in 1982); 

  • The Yashin Award for best goalkeeper (first awarded in 1994); 

  • The FIFA Fair Play Award for the team with the best record of fair play (first awarded in 1978); 

  • The Most Entertaining Team award for the team that has entertained the public the most, during the World Cup final tournament, as determined by a poll of the general public, first awarded in 1994;

  •  The Gillette Best Young Player award for best player under 21 years of age at the start of the calendar year, which will be awarded for the first time in 2006. 

Records and statistics 

  • Biggest margin of victory: Hungary 9-0 South Korea, 1954; Hungary 10-1 El Salvador, 1982

  •  Fastest goal from kick-off: Hakan Sükür, 11 seconds, Turkey vs South Korea, 2002 

  • Most World Cup match appearances: Lothar Matthäus, 25 

  • Most goals scored: Gerd Müller (West Germany 1970-1974), 14 

  • Most goals scored in one tournament: Just Fontaine (France), 13, 1958

Media coverage

Goleo VI and Pille, Football World Cup 2006 mascotsThe World Cup is the most widely-viewed and followed sporting event in the world, exceeding even the Olympic Games. The cumulative audience of the World Cup 2002 event is estimated to be 28.8 billion viewers. 1.1 billion individuals have watched the final match of this tournament. The World Cup 2006 draw, which decided the distribution of teams into groups, has been watched by 300 million viewers.

Each Football World Cup usually has its own mascot. World Cup Willie, the mascot for the 1966 competition, was the first World Cup mascot. Mascots for the forthcoming World Cup 2006 are Goleo, a lion, and Pille, a football.

At present, the host country of the World Cup is decided six years before the tournament, voted by FIFA's executive committee.

The World Cups between 1930 and 1998 were all held in either Europe or the Americas, with the hosting rights almost always alternated between them. The 2002 World Cup was the first World Cup held outside the two continents, when FIFA decided that the two main bidders from Asia, South Korea and Japan, would co-host the event, making this also the first World Cup co-hosted. However, after the tournament, FIFA has repeatedly said co-hosting will likely not happen again due to the problems in logistics.

The decision to award the 2006 World Cup to Germany was controversial, as it was widely expected that the tournament would take place in South Africa. The final tally was 12 votes to 11 in favour of Germany. The New Zealand FIFA member, Charles Dempsey, who was instructed to vote for South Africa by the Oceania Football Confederation, abstained from voting at the last minute. If he had voted for the Africans, the tally would have been 12:12, giving the decision to FIFA President Sepp Blatter; it was widely believed then that Blatter would have voted for South Africa. There has been much speculation since the vote of 2000 as to why Dempsey pulled out; German satirical magazine Titanic reported threats and bribes, but later admitted it was a hoax. Consequently, FIFA has decided to rotate the hosting of the final tournaments between its constituent confederations. However, FIFA has also hinted that continental rotation may not be used beyond 2014.

The first World Cup bidding process under continental rotation was the 2010 World Cup. Africa was the continent chosen, and South Africa won the vote over four other African nations. This will be the first World Cup held in Africa, and will be the largest sporting event ever held there (the Olympics have never been held there).

The 2014 World Cup, which FIFA has earmarked for South America, is expected to be held in Brazil as CONMEBOL, the South American Football Confederation, has already backed it as their choice. Several nations have expressed interest in hosting the 2018 World Cup. However, FIFA has not decided which continent will host it, as they have indicated that they might back out of the rotation.

 

 


 

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