Spain's Cucurella Carries World Cup 2026 Trophy in '5-Cent Plastic Bag', World News
FIFA had given Spain players tiny trophies, while viewers debated whether Cucurella carried the original, a replica or a $199 LEGO version.
- A viral Marc Cucurella video sparked debate on Monday after the Real Madrid defender was filmed exiting MetLife Stadium carrying what appeared to be The FIFA World Cup Trophy inside a clear plastic bag.
- Spain secured their second-ever World Cup victory after Ferran Torres scored the decisive goal against Argentina in Sunday's final. The Spanish players arrived home following the historic tournament win.
- Valued at $110,000, The FIFA World Cup Trophy is kept in Zurich, Switzerland, according to The Athletic. It is composed of 18-carat gold and costs roughly $9,390 to produce.
- Some viewers speculated the item was a $199 LEGO FIFA World Cup trophy, while others noted FIFA has provided gold-plated replicas to victorious teams for victory parades since 2006.
- FIFA president Gianni Infantino presented players with tiny trophies in the changing rooms, while President Pedro prepares to welcome the squad during a Madrid parade. One viewer wrote, "The most valuable trophy in the world is carried like grocery shopping.
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After Spain’s victory in the World Cup final against Argentina, publications have circulated that criticize the way Spanish players would have treated the trophy. Posts compare a photograph of Leo Messi lying on a bed hugging the cup with a snapshot of Marc Cucurella supposedly carrying it in a plastic bag after winning the World Cup. However, it is a bull: it is not the official trophy. “How we treat the VS cup how they treat it” and “Look how …
Enlargement of the trophy Cucurella carries in his bag, identical to the one made by LEGO. In other videos circulating, players like David Raya are seen leaving the locker room with two replicas of the trophy: one in a black Louis Vuitton box and the same LEGO replica Cucurella carries on top of it, as reported by The Guardian. Comparison between the trophy David Raya carries and the one made by LEGO. The golden replicas seen in the locker room …
Curious pictures by Marc Cucurella (27): Very casually ran through the mixed zone – in the hand a transparent plastic bag, in it the World Champion Cup!
Spain's Cucurella carries World Cup 2026 trophy in '5-cent plastic bag', World News
Most people would think a World Cup trophy deserves a luxury case.Spain defender Marc Cucurella, however, was spotted carrying it in what looked like an ordinary transparent plastic shopping bag — the kind Singaporeans might associate with the 5-cent bags charged at supermarkets.A video shared by Spanish sports outlet Diario AS on Monday (July 20) after Spain's World Cup triumph...
After the defeat of the Argentine team against Spain, various publications are circulating on social networks that claim that Marc Cucurella, player of the
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