Having previously released models of iconic football stadiums such as Manchester United 's Old Trafford and Real Madrid 's Bernabéu , LEGO is now giving everyone the chance to build their own version of soccer's most prized artefact: the FIFA World Cup trophy.
The real thing -- all 14½ inches and 13½ lbs of its gold and malachite glory -- has become a symbol of the game's grandest achievement since it formally replaced the Jules Rimet Trophy in 1974.
Only a select group of people -- World Cup winners, FIFA's president and heads of state -- are allowed to hold the trophy, let alone triumphantly hoist it aloft in a cacophonous stadium full of people with a billion more watching on TVs around the world.
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