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Things to know about the FIFA World Cup Trophy

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3 years ago

November 9, 2022

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FIFA World Cup Trophy – The FIFA World Cup is the biggest sporting event in the world. Winning the prestigious tournament is something every soccer nation dreams of. But as per history, only eight teams have managed to win the FIFA World Cup. The 2022 FIFA World Cup will be held in Qatar from November 21 to December 18.

FIFA World Cup is the most valuable tournament so the trophy of the World Cup will also be very prestigious. There are many questions regarding the FIFA World Cup trophy. So in this article, we will discuss the FIFA World Cup trophy in detail.

History of the World Cup Trophy

The first edition of the FIFA World Cup was held in 1930. Since then, FIFA has used two trophies. The first FIFA World Cup trophy was created in the first edition and was used until the 1970 World Cup edition. A new trophy was created and presented in 1974 and is still in use today.

Size of Trophy

So how big is the FIFA World Cup trophy? Well, the trophy stands 36.5 cm (14.4 in) tall and weighs 6.175 kg (13.61 lb). The base diameter of the cup is 13 cm (5.1 in). The base has a “FIFA World Cup” engraving.

The material the trophy is made of

Many people ask, is the FIFA World Cup Trophy made of 100% gold? Is the cup solid or hollow? Well here are the answers to all your questions.

The FIFA World Cup trophy is made of 18-carat (75%) gold and is worth around US$161,000 in 2018. The cup also contains two layers of malachite.

The present value of the trophy

Any guesses? The FIFA World Cup trophy is one of the most expensive trophies in the world of sports. The value of the FIFA World Cup trophy is estimated at 20 million dollars. The value is not stated precisely but is an estimate.

පාපන්දු ලෝක කුසලානයේ – Trophy එක ගැන දැනගත යුතු කරුණු

FIFA ලෝක කුසලාන කුසලානය – FIFA ලෝක කුසලානය යනු ලොව විශාලතම ක්‍රීඩා ඉසව්වයි. කීර්තිමත් තරඟාවලියේ ජයග්‍රහණය සෑම පාපන්දු ජාතියක්ම සිහින දකින දෙයකි. නමුත් ඉතිහාසයේ සඳහන් වන පරිදි FIFA ලෝක කුසලානය දිනා ගැනීමට සමත් වී ඇත්තේ කණ්ඩායම් අටක් පමණි. 2022 FIFA ලෝක කුසලානය නොවැම්බර් 21 සිට දෙසැම්බර් 18 දක්වා කටාර්හිදී පැවැත්වේ.

FIFA ලෝක කුසලානය වටිනාම තරඟාවලිය වන බැවින් ලෝක කුසලානයේ කුසලානය ද ඉතා කීර්තිමත් වනු ඇත. FIFA ලෝක කුසලාන කුසලානය සම්බන්ධයෙන් බොහෝ ප්‍රශ්න තිබේ. එබැවින් මෙම ලිපියෙන් අපි FIFA ලෝක කුසලාන කුසලානය ගැන විස්තරාත්මකව සාකච්ඡා කරමු.

ලෝක කුසලාන Trophy හි ඉතිහාසය

FIFA ලෝක කුසලානයේ පළමු සංස්කරණය 1930 දී පැවැත්විණි. එතැන් පටන් FIFA විසින් කුසලාන දෙකක් භාවිතා කර ඇත. පළමු FIFA ලෝක කුසලාන කුසලානය පළමු සංස්කරණයේදී නිර්මාණය කරන ලද අතර එය 1970 ලෝක කුසලාන සංස්කරණය දක්වා භාවිතා කරන ලදී. 1974 දී නව කුසලානයක් නිර්මාණය කර ඉදිරිපත් කරන ලද අතර එය අදටත් භාවිතා වේ.

Trophy හි ප්‍රමාණය

ඉතින් FIFA ලෝක කුසලාන කුසලානය කොතරම් විශාලද? හොඳයි, කුසලානය සෙන්ටිමීටර 36.5 (අඟල් 14.4) උසින් යුක්ත වන අතර එය කිලෝග්‍රෑම් 6.175 (රාත්තල් 13.61)කින් සාදා ඇත. කුසලානයේ පාදම විෂ්කම්භය සෙන්ටිමීටර 13 (අඟල් 5.1) වේ. පාදමෙහි “FIFA ලෝක කුසලානය” කැටයමක් යොදා ඇත.

Trophy සාදා ඇති ද්‍රව්‍ය

ගොඩක් අය අහනවා FIFA World Cup Trophy එක 100% රත්තරන් වලින්ද? කුසලානය ඝන හෝ හිස් ද? හොඳයි මෙන්න ඔබේ සියලු ප්‍රශ්නවලට පිළිතුරු.

FIFA ලෝක කුසලාන කුසලානය කැරට් 18 (75%) රත්‍රං වලින් සාදා ඇති අතර, එය 2018 දී ඇමරිකානු ඩොලර් 161,000 ක් පමණ වටිනා විය. කුසලානයේ මැලචයිට් ස්ථර දෙකක් ද අඩංගු වේ.

Trophy එකෙහි වර්ථමාන වටිනාකම

කිසියම් අනුමාන තිබේද? FIFA ලෝක කුසලාන කුසලානය ක්‍රීඩා ලෝකයේ වඩාත්ම මිල අධික කුසලාන වලින් එකකි. FIFA ලෝක කුසලාන කුසලානයේ වටිනාකම ඩොලර් මිලියන 20 ක් ලෙස ගණන් බලා ඇත. වටිනාකම නිශ්චිතව ප්‍රකාශ කර නැති නමුත් ඇස්තමේන්තුවකි.

கால்பந்து உலகக் கோப்பை – கோப்பை பற்றி தெரிந்து கொள்ள வேண்டிய விஷயங்கள்

FIFA உலகக் கோப்பை டிராபி – FIFA உலகக் கோப்பை உலகின் மிகப்பெரிய விளையாட்டு நிகழ்வு ஆகும். மதிப்புமிக்க போட்டியில் வெற்றி பெறுவது என்பது ஒவ்வொரு கால்பந்து நாடுகளின் கனவாகும். ஆனால் வரலாற்றின் படி, எட்டு அணிகள் மட்டுமே FIFA உலகக் கோப்பையை வெல்ல முடிந்தது. 2022 ஃபிஃபா உலகக் கோப்பை நவம்பர் 21 முதல் டிசம்பர் 18 வரை கத்தாரில் நடைபெறவுள்ளது.

FIFA உலகக் கோப்பை மிகவும் மதிப்புமிக்க போட்டியாகும், எனவே உலகக் கோப்பையின் கோப்பையும் மிகவும் மதிப்புமிக்கதாக இருக்கும். ஃபிஃபா உலகக் கோப்பை கோப்பை குறித்து பல கேள்விகள் உள்ளன. எனவே இந்த கட்டுரையில் FIFA உலகக் கோப்பை கோப்பை பற்றி விரிவாக விவாதிப்போம்.

உலகக் கோப்பை கோப்பையின் வரலாறு

FIFA உலகக் கோப்பையின் முதல் பதிப்பு 1930 இல் நடைபெற்றது. அப்போதிருந்து, FIFA இரண்டு கோப்பைகளைப் பயன்படுத்தியது. முதல் FIFA உலகக் கோப்பை கோப்பை முதல் பதிப்பில் உருவாக்கப்பட்டது மற்றும் 1970 உலகக் கோப்பை பதிப்பு வரை பயன்படுத்தப்பட்டது. ஒரு புதிய கோப்பை 1974 இல் உருவாக்கப்பட்டு வழங்கப்பட்டது மற்றும் இன்றும் பயன்பாட்டில் உள்ளது.

கோப்பையின் அளவு

எனவே FIFA உலகக் கோப்பை கோப்பை எவ்வளவு பெரியது? சரி, கோப்பை 36.5 செமீ (14.4 அங்குலம்) உயரமும் 6.175 கிலோ (13.61 பவுண்டு) எடையும் கொண்டது. கோப்பையின் அடிப்படை விட்டம் 13 செமீ (5.1 அங்குலம்) ஆகும். அடித்தளத்தில் “FIFA உலகக் கோப்பை” வேலைப்பாடு உள்ளது.

கோப்பை செய்யப்பட்ட பொருள்

FIFA உலகக் கோப்பை 100% தங்கத்தால் செய்யப்பட்டதா என்று பலர் கேட்கிறார்கள். கோப்பை திடமானதா அல்லது குழிவானதா? சரி, உங்கள் எல்லா கேள்விகளுக்கும் பதில்கள் இங்கே உள்ளன.

FIFA உலகக் கோப்பை கோப்பை 18 காரட் (75%) தங்கத்தால் ஆனது மற்றும் 2018 இல் சுமார் US$161,000 மதிப்புடையது. கோப்பையில் மலாக்கிட்டின் இரண்டு அடுக்குகளும் உள்ளன.

கோப்பையின் தற்போதைய மதிப்பு

ஏதேனும் யூகங்கள் உள்ளதா? FIFA உலகக் கோப்பை கோப்பை விளையாட்டு உலகில் மிகவும் விலையுயர்ந்த கோப்பைகளில் ஒன்றாகும். FIFA உலகக் கோப்பை கோப்பையின் மதிப்பு 20 மில்லியன் டாலர்கள் என மதிப்பிடப்பட்டுள்ளது. மதிப்பு துல்லியமாக குறிப்பிடப்படவில்லை ஆனால் ஒரு மதிப்பீடாகும்.

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Afghanistan Names New Captains for Sri Lanka Series as Rashid Khan Steps Down

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10 hours ago

March 5, 2026

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Afghanistan cricket has entered a new phase of leadership as selectors announced sweeping changes ahead of their upcoming white-ball series against Sri Lanka. Following the team’s early exit from the ICC T20 World Cup, star all-rounder Rashid Khan has been relieved of his captaincy duties. Ibrahim Zadran will now lead the T20 side, while Hashmatullah Shahidi has been entrusted with the ODI captaincy.

Despite losing the armband, Rashid remains a key figure in Afghanistan’s plans, with his name included in both squads. The selectors have opted for a balanced mix of seasoned performers and promising youngsters, signaling a strategy to rebuild while maintaining stability.

The T20 squad features explosive opener Rahmanullah Gurbaz, alongside Ibrahim Zadran, who will captain the side. Veteran Mohammad Nabi adds experience, while spin remains Afghanistan’s strongest weapon with Rashid Khan, Noor Ahmad, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, and Sharafuddin Ashraf forming a formidable attack. Young talents like Sediqullah Atal and Darwish Rasooli have also been given opportunities, reflecting the selectors’ intent to groom the next generation.

On the other hand, Hashmatullah Shahidi will lead the ODI side, supported by experienced campaigners such as Rahmat Shah and Mohammad Nabi. The batting unit includes Ibrahim Zadran and Rahmanullah Gurbaz, while wicketkeeping duties will be shared between Gurbaz and Ikram Alikhil. The bowling attack is spearheaded by Rashid Khan, with support from Zia ur Rahman Sharifi, Farid Ahmad Malik, and Nangyal Kharotai. Reserves include Qais Ahmad, M. Saleem Safi, and Bashir Ahmad, ensuring depth across departments.

Security Concerns Cloud Series
The series, scheduled from March 13 to 25, was to feature three T20Is in Sharjah and three ODIs in Dubai. However, escalating regional tensions—sparked by reports of Iranian strikes and claims surrounding the death of Iran’s supreme leader in alleged U.S.–Israeli attacks—have raised serious doubts about security and travel. Cricket authorities are monitoring the situation closely, with contingency plans under discussion.

ODI Squad: Hashmatullah Shahidi (Captain), Ibrahim Zadran, Rahmanullah Gurbaz (WK), Sediqullah Atal, Rahmat Shah, Darwish Rasooli, Mohammad Nabi, Azmatullah Omarzai, Ikram Alikhil (WK), Rashid Khan, A.M. Ghazanfar, Zia ur Rahman Sharifi, Farid Ahmad Malik, Nangyal Kharotai, Bila Saim.
Reserves: Qais Ahmad, M. Saleem Safi, Bashir Ahmad.

T20I Squad: Ibrahim Zadran (Captain), Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Sediqullah Atal, Darwish Rasooli, Azmatullah Omarzai, Mohammad Nabi, Noor Rahman (WK), Shahidullah Kamal, Sharafuddin Ashraf, Rashid Khan, Noor Ahmad, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Zia ur Rahman Sharifi, Fareed Malik, Abdullah Ahmadzai.

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Jamie Siddons Appointed Head Coach of Sri Lanka Women’s Team

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12 hours ago

March 5, 2026

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Sri Lanka Cricket has appointed former Australian cricketer Jamie Siddons as the Head Coach of the Sri Lanka National Women’s Team.

Siddons has served as the head coach of the Bangladesh National Men’s Team from 2007 to
2011, marking his highest level of international coaching experience.

A Level 3 qualified coach, Siddons has also served as Head Coach of the South Australia
Cricket Team (Redbacks) from 2015 to 2020 and Head Coach of the Wellington Firebirds,
New Zealand, from 2011 to 2015.

His one-year appointment will come into effect on 16 March 2026. Siddons, who enjoyed an extensive first-class cricket career in Australia and captained both South Australia and Victoria, will take on the responsibility of guiding Sri Lanka’s women’s team in preparation for the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026, scheduled to be held in June in England.

His first assignment will be Sri Lanka Women’s Tour of Bangladesh, scheduled to take place in April–May 2026.

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Government Weighs Overhaul of Sri Lanka Cricket Amid ICC Talks

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13 hours ago

March 5, 2026

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Sri Lanka’s Sports Minister Sunil Kumara Gamage has revealed that discussions are currently underway with the International Cricket Council (ICC) regarding possible reforms to the administration of Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC). A final decision is expected within the coming week, as the government seeks to avoid the risk of sanctions from the ICC.

Speaking on the matter, Minister Gamage confirmed that options such as appointing an interim committee or a competent authority are being considered. He noted that President Anura Kumara Dissanayaka is directly involved in the talks, underscoring the government’s determination to restore credibility and raise cricketing standards in the country.

The announcement follows comments made by Minister Nalinda Jayathissa, who stated that the government will soon take decisive action on the legal and administrative framework of SLC.

Sri Lanka Cricket has faced mounting criticism after the men’s national team failed to qualify for the semi‑finals of the recently concluded T20 World Cup, co‑hosted by Sri Lanka and India. The disappointment adds to a troubling record: the team has now gone 12 years without reaching the semi‑finals of any ICC tournament, a stark contrast to its former reputation as a consistent global contender.