Disaster struck when the World Cup trophy was stolen four months before the 1966 FIFA World Cup began.
The first World Cup trophy was introduced in 1930, when Fifa launched the inaugural tournament under the leadership of Jules Rimet, the man the trophy was named after. Rimet was t ...
FIFA Men's World Cup fans in New York City can soak in the history of the tournament at the FIFA museum at Rockefeller Center in Midtown.