What is the official name of the World Cup?

McGruff

The trophy itself is called The Jules Rimet Trophy, named in honor of the FIFA president who initiated the World Cup tournament. From 1930 to 1970, the Jules Rimet Trophy was awarded to the winner of the World Cup of Football. The trophy was originally just known as the 'World Cup' or 'Coupe du Monde' but it was renamed in 1946 after the FIFA president Jules Rimet who organized the first tournament. This trophy was designed by a French sculptor, Abel Lafleur, as a Goddess of Victory holding an octagonal vessel in her outstretched hands. The trophy was created in gold with a base in semi-precious stones. To prevent the Nazis from confiscating the golden Jules Rimet Trophy, Dr. Ottorino Barassi, an Italian sports official, smuggled the trophy from the bank in Rome, and hid it under his bed for most of the war time before the 1950 World Cup. http://www.topendsports.com/events/worldcupsoccer/world-cup.htm The FIFA World Cup, sometimes called the Football World Cup or the Soccer World Cup, but usually referred to simply as the World Cup, is an international football competition contested by the men's national football teams of the member nations of Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), the sport's global governing body. The championship has been awarded every four years since the first tournament in 1930, except in 1942 and 1946, due to World War II. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup Apr 22 00, 3:55 AM

zbeckabee

There are many, many World Cups: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_world_cups_and_world_championships http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_world_cups_and_world_championships_for_juniors_and_youth Jan 30 08, 9:26 PM