What is the first sport in the world?

The first sport in the world is football.

Football is a sport in which the foot is the main body, controlling and dominating the ball, and the two teams attack and defend on the same rectangular court according to certain rules. Football is called "the first sport in the world" because of its strong antagonism, changeable tactics and large number of participants.

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The predecessor of modern football originated from the ball game "Cuju" in Zizhou (now Zibo) in ancient China, and then spread to Europe by Arabs from China, and gradually evolved into modern football. Modern football originated in England.

1848, the first written rule in the history of football, Cambridge Rules, was born. 1863, 10 year1October 26th, England established the first football association in the world and unified the rules of football.

Baidu Encyclopedia-Football (Sports)