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      • The Jules Rimet Trophy was stolen in Brazil in 1983 and never recovered, but its original base was miraculously located just five years ago. It was found tucked away unnoticed on a shelf in the FIFA archive six decades after being lost, and is now proudly displayed at the FIFA World Football Museum in Zurich.
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  2. FIFA World Cup trophy: Lost and found - history and evolution of the most coveted prize in football. There have been two iterations of the trophy. The old one, called the Jules Rimet Trophy, was in place from 1930 to 1970 while the current one took its place in 1974.

  3. Nov 18, 2022 · In 1966, England managed to win and lose the FIFA World Cup in the same year. Prior to the tournament, while on display at a stamp exhibition in Westminster Central Hall in London, the Jules Rimet trophy was stolen from under the noses of its guards.

  4. Mar 26, 2016 · The Jules Rimet trophy was on display at a stamp exhibition in central London but on Sunday, 20 March - just the second day it was on show - it was taken from its case in Westminster's...

  5. Jul 15, 2018 · The first trophy launched for the 1930 World Cup in Uruguay was the Jules Rimet trophy. Initially it was called Victory, but was renamed in 1946 to honour Jules Rimet, who was FIFA president at...

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  6. Dec 6, 2013 · FIFA. “In 2006 I asked FIFA if it had thought Birds trophy was the real Rimet. I didn’t expect a reply,” admits Kuper. “But FIFA’s media office emailed back [and said], ‘Yes, FIFA took the...

  7. The original Jules Rimet Trophy was stolen in 1983 and has never been recovered. The subsequent trophy, called the "FIFA World Cup Trophy", was introduced in 1974. Made of 18 karat gold with bands of malachite on its base, it stands 36.8 centimetres high and weighs 6.175 kilograms (13.61 lb).

  8. Jan 13, 2015 · A staff member found the stone base of the Jules Rimet trophy last month in basement storage at FIFA headquarters, museum creative director David Ausseil said Tuesday.