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That will have been the copy given to the winners after FIFA have taken back the original post match.

Thirteen nations contested the first tournament in 1930; given the numbers for 2026, FIFA do like wonky groups.

True! I did some research and the three-wins-and-keep-the-trophy was at the behest of Mr Rimet for the original trophy. The current trophy doesn’t follow this rule, in fact the FIFA rules explicitly state this apparently.

West Germany was just a tag used to differentiate the two Germanys; since the war the country has always been the Federal Republic of Germany, and the team which won the WC the 4 times was representing the FRG. They have never been two separate countrie.