#5 100-year-old trophy
This might not sound like an astonishing fact given that the tournament itself is a 100 years old, so it is only logical for its trophy to be 100 years old. However, when you consider that the World Cup trophy itself is only 42 years old, with the initial Jules Rimet trophy being stolen, it makes this antique piece of metal ever so precious.
Unlike the first World Cup trophy, the Copa America trophy has been kept safe from the hands of robbers. Hence, this vintage trophy has witnessed itself being handled by great players from different eras.
However, the century-old trophy will not be presented to the winner of this year’s tournament and instead a special commemorative trophy has been created celebrating the 100-year anniversary of the Copa America, which will be lifted by the winning team.
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