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Originally Posted by GeoffC
I must admit I did not .... and the cup itself has changed since then.
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Yes, I believe Brazil got to keep the original trophy.
Added: just checking
Wikipedia and it says
"The Brazilian team won the tournament for the third time in 1970, allowing them to keep the real trophy in perpetuity, as had been stipulated by Jules Rimet in 1930. It was put on display at the Brazilian Football Confederation headquarters in Rio de Janeiro in a cabinet with a front of bullet-proof glass.
On 19 December 1983, the wooden rear of the cabinet was pried open with a crowbar and the cup was stolen again. Four men were tried and convicted in absentia for the crime. The trophy has never been recovered."
I didn't know it had been lost.
