How it was defined during the World Cup

Modern football originated in England and has since taken the world by storm. As football developed, international competitions also emerged. In 1896, when the first modern Olympic Games were held in Greece, football was included as an official sport, and Denmark finished with 9:

0 defeated Greece and became the first football champion of the Olympic Games. Because professional athletes were not allowed to participate in the Olympic Games, by 1928 (the ninth Olympic Games) football competitions could no longer be sustained.

After the 1928 Olympic Games, FIFA convened a meeting of delegates and unanimously passed a resolution to hold the quadrennial World Football Championship. This has played a positive role in promoting the further development and improvement of world football. Initially, this new football tournament was called the "World Football Championship".

In 1956, at a meeting of FIFA in Luxembourg, it was decided to change the name to the "Remet Cup". This is in recognition of the achievements of former FIFA President Frenchman Rimet for football. Remet served as president of FIFA for 33 years (1921-1954) and was the initiator and organizer of the World Football Championship.

Later, it was suggested that the two names should be combined and called the "World Football Championship--- the Remet Cup". As a result, at the Helsinki meeting, it was decided to change the name to the "World Football Championship--- Remet Cup", or "World Cup" for short.

The trophy of the World Cup was created by FIFA in 1928 for the winners, and was cast by the famous Parisian jeweller Freel. The model is Nikai, the legendary Greek goddess of victory, dressed in an ancient Roman tunic with her arms outstretched and a large cup in her hand. The statue is made of solid gold, weighs 1,800 grams, is 30 centimeters high, and stands on a marble base.

Whoever wins the trophy will keep the gold cup for four years and return it to FIFA before the next cup tournament to be awarded to the new world champion. There is also an additional stipulation: whoever wins the world championship three times in a row will always get the second cup.

In 1970, Uruguay, Italy and Brazil had already won the ninth World Cup. Therefore, there is always a chance to occupy the second cup, and the result is that the Brazilian team won the second cup first.

For this reason, FIFA also had to prepare a new trophy to be awarded to the Nether champions. In May 1971, FIFA held a review meeting for the new cup, and after reviewing 53 options, it was decided to adopt the design plan of the Italian Gazzania --- the design plan of two wrestlers with both hands on the earth. This image is a symbol of the power and scale of sport.

The new cup is named the "FIFA World Cup". The cup was 36 centimeters high, weighed 5 kilograms, and was worth $20,000 at the time. In 1974, in the 10th World Cup, West Germany won the new cup for the first time.

This time, FIFA has stipulated that the new cup is a mobile prize, and no matter how many titles a team wins, it will not be able to take possession of the cup.