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politics, patriotism and triumph. In 1928, the FIFA Congress convened
in Amsterdam and decided that a new tournament, open to all of its
members, should be created. A year later, the privilege of hosting the
first World Cup championship was awarded to Uraguay, to honor both
its achievements in sports and its 100 years of independence. The first
World Cup took place in 1930. Only 13 nations were willing to
participate in the inaugural event, with the majority of nine coming from
South America. Major European contenders, including Italy, Germany,
Spain and Hungary, didn’t enter the competition, and England, Ireland,
Scotland and Wales were ineligible, because of their withdrawal from
FIFA over a dispute regarding payments to amateur players. Only
Belgium France, Yugoslavia and Romania participated. (Romania
entered on the personal instructions of King Carol, who also selected
the squad.)
The tournament was organized in two rounds: group games and play-
offs. The teams were divided into 4 geographic regions; 5 teams were
seeded: Uruguay, Argentina, Brasil, Bolivia and the USA. All games
were played in three stadiums in Montevideo and, as expected, the
South American countries dominated. Lucien Laurent, of France, took
the honour of scoring the first World Cup goal in their opening game
against Mexico. France won the game 4-1. The semi-finals were lop-
sided affairs, and Uruguay ultimately prevailed in the first-ever World
Cup. 100,000 fans packed the Centenario Stadium for the final on July
30th. They watched Argentina throw away a 2-1 half-time lead, as
Uruguay went on to win, beating Argentina 4-2. Although there was no
official third-place game in the regulations, the United States is credited
with the third-place victory. Jules Rimet, the FIFA president and brains
behind the competition, presented the trophy to winning captain Jose
Nazassi. The golden trophy bore Jules Rimet’s name and was
contested two more times before World War II halted the World Cup
for 12 long years.
The first post-war competition provided the drama that has made the
World Cup one of the greatest sporting events in the world. In a
stunning upset at the 1950 World Cup, the United States beat England
in early competition, with Brazil taking home the trophy. Since then, the
World Cup has lived up to its reputation. Remember North Korea’s
defeat of Italy in 1966? Cameroon’s opening-match defeat of
Argentina? Yet, sixteen post-war competitions have produced only
seven different winners. Modern-day play continues to live up to the
historic moments in World Cup history.
Over 37 billion people around the globe watched each of the last two
World Cup competitions.
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