Is the World Cup jinxed? At the very least, its trophies seem to be. Both men's and women's World Cup trophies have been stolen; sometimes recovered and sometimes not. There have been copies, too. Some look exceptional and others sort of resemble the original thing. Even the greatest of all footballers unknowingly lifted a replica into the sky at the Qatar World Cup. How did a fake World Cup trophy end up in Lionel Messi's hands? Kick off!'s Hecko Flores explains...

Report: Hecko Flores
Camera: Pascal Jochem
Edit: Hecko Flores

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