FIFA held the first World Cup in Uruguay? The decision was not widely supported, because Europe was in an economic crisis at that time, and it would be a long and expensive journey to participate overseas. In addition, for some excellent clubs, the hosting of the World Cup will make the most important player in their team leave for two months-this issue is still controversial until today, so many teams have given up the opportunity to participate in this competition.
The organizational form of the first FIFA World Cup was very different from that of today. There is no qualifier. The teams invited by 13 were directly divided into four groups, and the lottery ceremony for each group was held only after they arrived in Uruguay.
France beat Mexico 4-/kloc-0-0 in the opening match, becoming the first winning team in the history of the World Cup. Uruguay advanced to the finals with the help of the host, and their opponent was Argentina, their neighbor in the South American continent. In the first half, the home team fell behind their opponents by 1-2, but finally won the game by 4-2 and became the first World Cup champion. Uruguay lifted the gold cup designed by Frenchman abel lafleur.
The first FIFA World Cup is the beginning of football legend.
Although FIFA was formally established in 1904, there was no international football match in the next 20 years. At the Olympic Games held in Paris from 65438 to 0924, football finally became an official event. This is an unprecedented football match, and teams from all continents gather in Paris to compete for the gold medal representing the highest honor. The game was undoubtedly a success. More than 50,000 enthusiastic spectators watched the final, and Uruguay beat Switzerland to win the championship. But by 1928, many countries refused to participate in the Olympic Games held in Amsterdam. Obviously, with the continuous development of professional football, it is time to set up an independent international football competition.
1928 On May 26th, the FIFA Congress was held in Amsterdam. At the meeting, a resolution was passed to hold a new tournament in 1930, which will be open to all FIFA member countries. At the meeting held in Barcelona, Uruguay was chosen as the host country of the first FIFA World Cup.
The stars cross the ocean.
As Uruguay is the Olympic football champion and 1930 is the anniversary of national independence 100, they are fortunate to be the host country of the first World Cup. Although the news of the World Cup excites all places that love football, many European countries have their own ideas, and they can't accept the long, tiring and expensive journey across the Atlantic. As a result, more and more European countries reneged and gave up the World Cup.
Two months before the World Cup, no European country was ready to go to Uruguay. At this time, the Frenchman Jules Rimet's personal influence played a role. With his efforts, four European teams-France, Belgium, Yugoslavia and Romania-set sail from Europe on June 2 1 and passed through the Cape of Good Hope. They arrived in Rio de Janeiro on the 29th, where they joined the Brazilian team, started again and finally arrived in Montevideo, the capital of Uruguay, on July 4.
The great success of sports.
Only 13 teams participated in the first FIFA World Cup, including 4 European teams, 8 South American teams and 1 team from the United States. But the competition still reflected the highest level in the world at that time. The audience wanted to see South American teams dominate the world, but four European teams did well. The most representative team is France, which defeated Mexico 4- 1 in the first game, and the semi-final contest with Argentina was even more epic-although France lost to its opponent 0- 1 in the end. There is another small tidbit in this game. For some reason, the referee on duty blew the final whistle six minutes in advance. Faced with fierce protests from French players, he had to restart the game, but some players had already taken a bath.
Wonderful finals, great stars.
A few days later, in the huge (100000 people) central stadium, the air was filled with tension. The final of the first World Cup was played between two South American teams, Uruguay and Argentina. In the first half, Uruguay fell behind 1-2, but in the second half, Uruguay stubbornly launched a counterattack against its opponent, scoring three goals in a row and defeating its opponent 4-2 to win the championship. FIFA President Rimet presented Uruguayan team captain Nasasi with a gold cup with a height of 30cm and a weight of 4kg, all made of pure gold. After Uruguay won the championship, the celebrations in Montevideo lasted for several days and nights. At the same time, in order to commemorate this great victory, the day after the final, July 3 1, was designated as a national holiday. The World Cup has become the most influential game in football, and this sport has attracted more and more attention all over the world!
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There were no qualifiers in the first World Cup, and all teams were invited. Due to the economic depression and the long journey to Uruguay, most European countries refused to participate in this event. In Romania, King Carol issued a decree allowing players to have a three-month holiday, and promised that when they came back from Uruguay, their original team would take them back. The king himself actively took on the job of coach, but in front of the excellent performance of the host, the Romanian team was dwarfed and had to go home early.
Up to now, there is still a statistical controversy in this World Cup: FIFA and most organizations believe that Pat Node of the United States is the first player to perform a hat trick in the World Cup (against Paraguay on July 1930); However, there is another view that only the stability of the Argentine team can enjoy this honor. He won three yuan in the game against Mexico on July 20th.
All the competitions in the first World Cup were held in the same city, namely Montevideo with three stadiums. By the World Cup in Spain in 1982, the number of participating teams had increased to 24 for the first time, and all 52 matches were played in 17 stadiums in as many as 14 cities (two in Barcelona, two in Madrid and two in Seville).