The first football World Cup was held in 1930. 1930 Uruguay World Cup is the first FIFA World Cup. The competition was held in Uruguay from July 1930 to July 30, which was the first time that the World Cup was held in Uruguay and the first time that the World Cup was held in South America. A total of 13 teams from three continents participated in this competition. Except for Uruguay, the host team, all other 12 teams are invited to qualify. The teams were divided into four groups, and the first place in each group advanced to the semi-finals. Argentina, Uruguay, the United States and Yugoslavia ranked first in the group and entered the semi-finals. 1930 On July 30th, Uruguay defeated Argentina 4-2 in the final and became the first World Cup champion.
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Sports: Italy, Sweden, Netherlands, Spain and Uruguay all bid for the Olympic Games. Uruguay's Olympic bid has become a hot topic for many reasons: Uruguay is the football champion of this Olympic Games, so it was awarded the title of "World Champion"; At the same time, the Olympic bid also said that a new stadium will be built as a competition venue; In addition, the Uruguayan government will pay all the expenses of all participating teams. Other countries withdrew from the bid, and 1929 was unanimously adopted at the FIFA meeting in Barcelona. Uruguay hosted the first World Cup. At the same time, French sculptor abel lafleur was appointed to design the Rimet Cup.