A Spanish football fan who invaded the pitch before the kick-off of the World Cup final has been fined an amount worth just $A300.

Jaume Marquet Cot, who calls himself Jimmy Jump, tried to put a hat on the World Cup trophy.

The serial pitch invader whose exploits are detailed on his website, www.jimmyjump.com was fined 2,000 rands ($A296) by a Johannesburg court late on Monday for trespassing and attempted theft of the World Cup trophy, The Star newspaper reports.

The fine for ground invasion at the MCG is $A7000, $A5500 at the SCG and $A4000 at the Gabba.

Alex Sola, Cot's friend, told The Star his mate was not trying to steal the trophy but place a Spanish-style barretina hat on it to convey a message of freedom.

"He was trying to place the hat (on) the World Cup trophy, not steal it. He's promoting freedom itself, freedom for everybody," said Sola.

Cot was punched in the face by a security guard and escorted off the pitch when he made a mad dash for the trophy 10 minutes before Sunday's World Cup final, in which Spain clinched a 1-0 extra-time defeat over the Netherlands.

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