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Did you know …

that Mexico was banned from participating in the 1990 World Cup because they had deliberately fielded three over-age players in a FIFA international youth tournament?

What happened to the original Jules Rimet Cup?

If anyone knows, they aren’t telling. In 1983, the original Jules Rimet Cup was stolen from a display at the Brazilian Football Confederation headquarters in Rio de Janeiro, and it is believed that it was melted down by the thieves. The Brazilian Football Association, who had earned the right to keep the trophy in 1970 after having won it three times, ordered a replica from Eastman Kodak, who commissioned Wilhelm Geist and Son in Hanau, Germany, to recreate the trophy. Three Brazilians and an Argentine were arrested for the theft but released. Eventually they were tried and convicted in absentia.

The Four Countries That Have Hosted the World Cup Twice

• Mexico: 1938 and 1986

• Italy: 1934 and 1990

• France: 1938 and 1998

• Germany: 1974 (West Germany) and 2006 unified Germany)