The Trophy

The current trophy is called the FIFA World Cup Trophy.

The team that plays a total of 7 matches and wins the final...will lift the trophy!

Introduced in 1974, the FIFA World Cup trophy depicts two human figures holding up the Earth. The Stabilimento Artistico Bertoni company design is made of 18 carat gold with a malachite base, it stands 36.8 centimeters high, weighs 6.1 kilograms, and it's one of the most sought after trophies in all of sports. 

Wikipedia: FIFA World cup trophy

The Jules Rimet trophy predated the FIFA trophy.It was awarded to the winner from 1930 until 1970. The trophy depicted Nike, the Greek goddess of victory, was made of gold plated sterling silver and lapis lazuli. It measures 35 centimeters high and weighed 3.8 kilograms. After Brazil won the Cup for the third time, they were supposed to keep it. The new trophy was commissioned for the 1974 cup. 

In 1983, however, the Jules Rimet trophy was on display in Rio de Janeiro, behind bullet proof glass, and was stolen. It has not been recovered since. 
Wikipedia: Jules Rimet trophy.

Schedule and Brackets

Schedule and Brackets

There are many web sites and printable brackets for the World Cup. Here are a couple of my favorites:

MOBILE ACCESS:

pocketworldcupschedule.info
SUPER website optimized for mobile phones that shows all the matches, and the time of the match based on your phone's local time. Kudos to Petr Tichy in Melbourne! (@ihatetomatoes)

Fotmob (Google play, iTunes Store, Windows store): http://www.fotmob.com/
This soccer app rises to the top. All matches of any league you can imagine in any country: EPL, La Liga, Bundesliga, of course. Second division Greek league, yup, they got that covered too. Radio feed for many matches too. Free version available, but c'mon, buy the $1.99 pro version and thank these geniuses for satisfying the soccer fanatic in you.

PRINTABLE BRACKETS:

The upper90futbol Poster
Giant 36" x 48" (91cm x 121cm) color poster created to print and track the matches at your home or office. Times listed on poster are Pacific Time.

Click this link to download upper90futbol poster
(PDF 277 KB)


The FIFA site has a nice small format schedule, also.

 

Click to go to FIFA website download
(PDF 837 KB)