Dear Steemians.
World Cup 2018 is underway and held in Russia. 32 soccer teams with talented athletes in the world will compete for the World Cup trophy. This match will take place from June 14 to July 15, 2018, held four years and has been held 21 times. Cup made of gold is worth USD20 million or equivalent to Rp274, 27 billion (exchange rate Rp13.713 per US dollar). Because the trophy has a height of 14.5 inches is made of 13.5 pounds of 18 karat gold. This Cup was made exclusively by an Italian artist named Silvio Gazzaniga. In 1974, Gazzaniga first designed and made trophies with the form of two athletes who raised their hands to form 'V' while supporting the globe.
Every four years the trophy is rotated and awarded to the World Cup winners every end of the game. The winning team gets a special award by being listed in the trophy with the previous winners and the year of victory. The World Cup Trophy was originally called Jules Rimet Cup which was launched in 1946 by the founder of the World Cup. However, after a series of turbulent events, the trophy was hidden during the second World War, stolen in Britain, given to Brazil permanently, and stolen again in 1983. Finally FIFA made the new World Cup to this day.
Given the many people holding the trophy after each match ended, the Italian company named GDE Bertoni fix the trophy before being returned to FIFA for the next match. At that time, the winning team members will receive a gold-plated replica. The winning team that most often takes home the FIFA World Cup is Brazil with five wins. Then followed by Italian and German teams with four wins each.
