First winner of the FIFA World Cup Trophy
- Who
- West Germany
- What
- First
- Where
- Germany (Munich)
- When
- 04 July 1974
On 7 July 1974, West German captain Franz Beckenbauer held aloft the FIFA World Cup Trophy following his side’s victory in the Final against the Netherlands. The previous winner’s trophy, the Jules Rimet Cup, had been given to Brazil in honour of their third tournament triumph in 1970. The FIFA World Cup Trophy had been designed by an Italian artist, Silvio Gazzaniga.