For the first time, FIFA is awarding championship rings to commemorate the World Cup title. The winning team's captain and coach will receive temporary rings immediately after the final, with 30 customized rings to follow once the tournament concludes and the champions are formally crowned in a ceremony mirroring those long used in North American sport.
Only 2,026 rings will be made, a nod to the year of the tournament, each individually numbered, with 1,996 available for public sale. The move borrows from North American sports tradition, where championship rings have long been a symbol of victory and a tangible reward for the athletes who earned it on the field.
The trophy will appear on one side of the band and the winning team's identity on the other, making each piece a unique commemorative object. The initiative coincides with the final between Argentina and Spain, the closing act of a 48-team World Cup that expanded the global footprint of the game.
