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The trophy and its box to be given to the players of all the teams participating in the FIFA World Cup, including the winner-runner-up, have been prepared in Agra.
Adnan Shaikh, the owner of the company that manufactures the trophy, said that the weight of the trophy and the box is about 22 kg. The box in it is of 15 kg. The rest of the trophy is of 7 kg.
He told that natural semi-precious stone lapis lazuli has been used in making the box and trophy.
Brass is placed over the stone. Then 22 carat gold plating has been done over it.
They have got an order to make a total of 2000 trophies for FIFA WC 2022.
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