Some interesting facts on this prestigious award

From 1930 to 1970, the Jules Rimet Trophy was awarded to the winner of the World Cup competition.

It was originally simply known as the World Cup or Coupe du Monde but was renamed in 1946 in honour of the FIFA president who organised the first tournament.

In 1970, Brazil’s third victory in the tournament entitled them to keep the trophy permanently. However, the trophy was stolen in 1983, and has never been recovered.

After 1970, a new trophy, known as the FIFA World Cup Trophy, was designed and is still in use today.

This is not awarded to the winning nation permanently, irrespective of how many World Cups they win. Argentina, Germany (as West Germany) and Brazil have all won the second trophy twice.

It will not be retired until the name plaque has been entirely filled with the names of winning nations in 2038.

Sunday’s final winners will be presented with this prestigious trophy which is 36cm high, made of solid 18-carat gold and weighs 4.97 kilograms.

The base contains two layers of semi-precious stone while the bottom side of the Trophy bears the engraved year and name of each FIFA World Cup winner since 1974.

World Cup winners retain it until the next tournament and

are awarded a gold-plated replica rather than the solid gold original.