Liburan Ayo - The most prestigious football competition in the world, the World Cup has been completed with Qatar as the host and France as the champion. As a form of celebration for the French team's victory, they were awarded a trophy.

As is known, the World Cup trophy has a distinctive shape with a gold color. The World Cup Trophy is a token of victory awarded to the winner of the FIFA World Cup. Gold in color, so is the World Cup trophy made of gold? To find out, see the following World Cup trophy sundries.

As cited from official website of the International Olympic Committee, in its history, there have been two iterations or designs of different World Cup trophies ever made. The first World Cup trophy was the Jules Rimet Trophy which was used from 1930-1970. While the second World Cup trophy is the FIFA World Cup trophy which has been used to this day since 1974.

Jules Rimet is one of the presidents of FIFA. It is noted that he is the longest serving FIFA president in history. The name of this trophy is taken from the name Jules Rimet as a form of respect for him.

Initially, the World Cup trophy was named Victory and was usually called the Coupe du Monde (French for the World Cup). The name of this trophy was changed to the Jules Rimet Trophy in 1946.

This World Cup trophy is 35 cm high and weighs 3.8 kg. This World Cup trophy is made of gold plated sterling silver and has a blue base made of a semi-precious stone called lapis lazuli. There are gold plates attached to each of the four sides of the base, on which the names of the victorious countries are engraved after each edition.

Since 1974, the World Cup trophy has been presented with a new version called the FIFA World Cup trophy. The FIFA World Cup trophy is 36.5 cm high and has a circular base, 13 cm in diameter.

The FIFA World Cup trophy material is made of 6.175 kg of 18 carat (75%) gold. While the material on the base of this trophy is made of two layers of bronze. This trophy has the words FIFA World Cup engraved on the base.