Who was the first football champion?
In the 1928 Olympic final, The terrefic wins for Uruguay and Argentina in the semi finals meant the final was a repeat of the matchup. The final was played at the Estadio Centenario on 30 July. Which URUGUAY had won 2–1 after a replay.
The FIFA World Cup is a football tournament contested by the men’s football team of the international associations. The first edition of the tournament was held in the year 1930 and has been played every four years since then (except 1942 and 1946). While Uruguay won in 1930.
At its founding meeting in 1904, FIFA declared that it alone had the right to organise an international championship, yet only in the 1920s did the idea gather support.
The 1924 Olympic football tournament in Paris proved hugely popular, with over 40,000 spectators watching Uruguay beat Switzerland in the final. Yet when the British associations, with their professional leagues, declined to participate in that event after a row over players’ amateur status, it was evident the time was ripe for a separate international football competition.
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