15 interesting facts of this FIFA 2018

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The countdown to the biggest football tournament in the world has begun, and we've waited four years! Just to help kickstart the Word Cup soccer festival that is about to take the world by storm, I have compiled a list of 15 interesting facts about this year’s Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) World Cup to be hosted by Russia. 1. Russia was given the rights to host the FIFA World Cup for the very first time in its history. This historical moment took place on December 2, 2010. The matches will kick off on June 14, 2018 with the finals taking place on July 15, 2018. 2. This will be Russia’s 11 th  appearance in the World Cup. 3. Russia’s highest ever finish in the FIFA World Cup is the 4 th  position in the 1966 World Cup. 4. This will be the first FIFA World Cup to be hosted in Europe since 2006 and the first time ever a World Cup is hosted in Eastern Europe. 5. This will be the 21 st  World Cup since the tourna...

Emerging of Football World Cup Trophy. FIFA 2014

Emerging of Trophy

FIFA Trophy

Initially in FIFA World Cup, a trophy called VICTORIA was used. Later it was named after FIFA's farmer president Julius Rimet. After that when Brezil won the World Cup for the third time in 1970, it got the permission to hold the trophy. Later the new design of the trophy was designed and was named FIFA Trophy. For the design of this trophy, 52 designers from 7 countries were selected and the final design was decided. This is 36.5cm(14.4 inches) long. 5kg of 18 carat gold is there in this trophy. Totally this throphy is 70-80kg of weight.

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