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Things to know about the FIFA World Cup Trophy

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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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Colombo Set for High-Voltage India–Pakistan Night Battle

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February 15, 2026

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ICC Men’s T20 Cricket World Cup

Colombo is preparing for one of cricket’s biggest nights as India and Pakistan meet in a marquee clash of the ICC Men’s T20 Cricket World Cup at the R. Premadasa Stadium on Sunday.

Beyond tactics and statistics, this is a contest built on history and pride. With both teams in form and World Cup ambitions on the line, Sunday night promises a high-quality contest under the Colombo lights.

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Wanindu Hasaranga Ruled Out of ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 Due to Hamstring Injury

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February 11, 2026

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Sri Lanka’s ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 campaign has suffered a massive setback, with star all-rounder Wanindu Hasaranga ruled out of the remainder of the tournament due to a hamstring injury.

Medical scans conducted after Sri Lanka’s opening match against Ireland confirmed that the leg-spinning all-rounder will require several weeks of rehabilitation, effectively ending his participation in the global showpiece event.

Hasaranga, a central figure in Sri Lanka’s T20 plans over the past few years, sustained the injury during the early stages of the tournament. His absence leaves a significant void in both the bowling and lower-middle-order batting departments.

Widely regarded as one of the most dangerous T20 bowlers in world cricket, Hasaranga’s impact in ICC tournaments has been remarkable. With 40 wickets, he currently stands as the second-highest wicket-taker in T20 World Cup history — a statistic that underlines the scale of the blow to the co-hosts.

Beyond the numbers, Hasaranga’s ability to break partnerships in crucial moments and provide quick runs under pressure has made him indispensable to Sri Lanka’s balance in white-ball cricket.

Attention now turns to potential replacements. Leg-spinner Dushan Hemantha is expected to be named as Hasaranga’s replacement, pending official approval from Sri Lanka Cricket and the ICC Event Technical Committee. While Hemantha offers promise and attacking intent, stepping into the shoes of Sri Lanka’s premier match-winner will be a formidable challenge.

As of now, Sri Lanka Cricket is yet to issue a formal statement confirming the squad alteration.

With the tournament still in its early stages, Sri Lanka must now regroup quickly. The onus will fall on the remaining senior bowlers to shoulder added responsibility as the hosts attempt to keep their World Cup ambitions alive without one of their most influential players

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“I Just Wanted to Score a Few Boundaries” – Kamindu Mendis Stars as Sri Lanka Beat Ireland in T20 World Cup Opener

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Sri Lanka’s decision to draft in Kamindu Mendis at the last moment proved inspired, as the all-rounder produced a match-turning knock to guide the hosts to a 20-run victory over Ireland in their opening match of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 at the R. Premadasa Stadium on Sunday.

Coming in with Sri Lanka in trouble at 86 for 4, Kamindu counter-attacked with a blistering 44 off just 19 deliveries, striking four boundaries and two sixes to swing momentum firmly in the hosts’ favour. His innings transformed a faltering batting effort into a competitive total of 163.

I just wanted to score a few boundaries and put a partnership with Kusal Mendis

Kusal was outstanding today. He deserves a lot of credit. We wanted someone to bat through the innings.

Kusal Mendis played the anchor role to perfection, remaining unbeaten on a composed half-century and ensuring Sri Lanka batted through their 20 overs — something that looked unlikely during the middle phase of the innings.

Sri Lanka’s bowling unit then delivered a disciplined performance, led by their spin trio of Maheesh Theekshana, Wanindu Hasaranga and Dunith Wellalage, who shared seven wickets to derail Ireland’s chase. Hasaranga claimed three scalps, taking his overall T20 World Cup wicket tally to 40 — second only to Bangladesh’s Shakib Al Hasan (50).

There was a brief scare for Sri Lanka when Hasaranga limped off after his second over, sparking concern over his fitness. However, the skipper returned to complete his spell, easing fears ahead of the remaining group matches.

Ireland showed early promise, with George Dockrell returning impressive figures of 2 for 17 and a solid 49-run partnership between Lorcan Tucker and Harry Tector keeping them in the contest. But once spin was introduced in tandem, the visitors struggled to maintain momentum.

From 105 for 2, Ireland lost wickets in quick succession and were eventually bowled out for 143 in 19.5 overs, with Matheesha Pathirana picking up two wickets in the final over.

They got about 15 runs too many,” admitted Ireland captain Paul Stirling.

We were a bit sloppy in the field and we’ve got plenty of work to do before the next game. Spin is going to play a big role in this tournament, and that’s something we need to adapt to quickly.

Co-hosting the 20-team tournament alongside defending champions India, Sri Lanka could not have asked for a better start. The victory not only earned crucial points but also injected confidence into a campaign that carries high expectations on home soil