What's special about the World Cup gold cup?

The gold trophy for the 2018 World Cup champion went through 24 Russian cities, stretching over 26,000km, marking the procession of trophies in the longest host country in history.

Marching across Russia

On June 3 (local time), Russia hosts a ceremony to announce the prestigious gold trophy of the biggest football festival on the planet - World Cup 2018. The ceremony takes place at the Red Square in Moscow capital , attracting thousands of fans to admire, with the participation of German football legend Lothar Matthaus, Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin and 2018 World Cup ambassador - Ms. Liasan Utiasheva.

At the ceremony, the 2018 World Cup gold cup was placed solemnly in a glass case, before being introduced by German football legend Lothar Matthaus. He shared: 'For more than a month, Russia will be the center of the world when all football powers gather here to compete for the world gold cup. I am really proud to be in Moscow to introduce this prestigious trophy to the public.

The trophy is 36.8cm tall;weighs 6.1kg;made from 18 carat gold with a base of malachite (peacock stone).

Earlier, the Gold Cup made the longest parade journey around the host country in history, lasting from September 2017 to the end of December 2017. This journey began from the western city of Kaliningrad to Vladivostok in the Far East, in which 11 cities had the venue for this playground. This is not too surprising by the world's largest territory of Russia.

Russia's Deputy Prime Minister Vitaly Mutko expressed his feelings: 'The whole country has seen the famous trophy, the symbol that carries all the value of football. Russia will open doors for fans and visitors from all over the world to attend this festival. We and FIFA will host the World Cup at the highest level. '

What's special about gold cup?

The FIFA gold cup is now the second version created by Italian artist Silvio Gazzaniga in 1974. The trophy is 36.8cm tall; weighs 6.1kg; made from 18 carat gold with a base of malachite (peacock stone). On the trunk of the trophy is the image of two people holding the Earth, carving the year of production and the name of each champion country since 1974. Predicting until 2038, there will be no place to engrave the names of the champions.

Unlike the first version, FIFA did not allow the champion team to own the trophy permanently , instead holding only the gold-plated copy of the trophy. Most recently, the German team is the owner of this trophy when winning the championship at the 2014 World Cup.

The trophy usually appears only in table-to-table draws, the World Cup finals or FIFA World Cup tour tours. Once completed, the real version of the trophy is transferred to the FIFA football museum in Zurich - Switzerland.

Of course, no one could touch the trophy. FIFA rules only allow heads of state and team members to win the World Cup to have a chance to touch the real trophy. This means that two of the world's top soccer superstars Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo have not yet had the honor of ' goalkeeping ' for the trophy and this year's World Cup will be their last chance to fulfill their dreams. this.