FIFA World Cup trophy soars in value

The prestigious prize was first awarded to West Germany
after their victory in the 1974 tournament, and now resides
permanently at the FIFA World Football Museum in Zürich

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FIFA WORLD CUP TROPHY GOLD SURGE

Designed by Italian sculptor
Silvio Gazzaniga.
Features 6.175kg
of 18-carat gold –
equating to 4.93kg
pure gold – with two
bands of malachite

World Cup is most
valuable trophy by gold
content, ahead of Nobel Prize
and Golden Globes

Average gold price (per ounce): $36
$5,700

$1,800
$285,700

$4,500
$711,800

Notional
melt value
could exceed
$1m in
2026*

Intrinsic
gold value
of trophy up
by 150%
since 2022

Source: LBMA
Picture:
Getty Images
*JPMorgan projecting prices above $6,000/oz in 2026
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