Today in History: First World Cup

 

Today in History: First World Cup
85 years ago today, the first-ever World Cup football matches were played simultaneously in host city Montevideo, Uruguay. France defeated Mexico 4-1 while the United States defeated Belgium 3-0.

13 teams participated “by invitation” in this first World Cup. For the Europeans, the trip to Uruguay was especially costly. In the end, only 4 European teams were persuaded to make the trip. They joined 7 South and 2 North American teams. Uruguay defeated Argentina 4-2 in the final and became the first nation to win the World Cup. Total attendance was 590,000.

The World Cup has since become the world’s most watched sporting event. For more World Cup posters, look at our World Cup blog from last year: https://goo.gl/TPn6kk

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