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The 1932 Summer Olympics, held in Los Angeles, did not plan to include football as part of the schedule due to the low popularity of football in the United States, as American football had been growing in popularity. FIFA and the IOC also disagreed over the status of amateur players, and so football was dropped from the Games. FIFA president Jules Rimet thus planned the inaugural World Cup tournament to be held in Uruguay in 1930. The national associations of selected nations were invited to send a team, but the choice of Uruguay as a venue for the competition meant a long and costly trip across the Atlantic Ocean for European sides. Indeed, no European country pledged to send a team until two months before the start of the competition.[7] Rimet eventually persuaded teams from Belgium, France, Romania, and Yugoslavia to make the trip. In total 10 nations took part � four from South America, four from Europe and two from North America. The first two World Cup matches took place simultaneously, and were won by France and the USA, who beat Mexico 4-1 and Belgium 3-0, respectively. The first goal in World Cup history was scored by Lucien Laurent of France. In the final, Uruguay defeated Argentina 4-2 in front of a crowd of 93,000 people in Montevideo, and became the first nation to win a World Cup.
What else can I help you with?
Where was the first soccer World Cup played at?
The first world cup was played in 1930 in Uruguay.
Where was the first soccer cup held?
The first world cup was held in Uruguay 1930.
The first world cup soccer match is kicked off in 1950?
No. The first FIFA World Cup was held in 1930.
Which country won the first soccer world cup and what year?
Uruguay,1930
Who won the World Cup for 2009 soccer?
There was no world cup in 2009.
When was the first World Cup of soccer?
The first soccer world cup was in 1930, in Uruguay.
Where was the first soccer World Cup?
The first world Cup was held in Urugray
When was the 1st women soccer World Cup?
The first women soccer world cup was held in 1991.
Where was the first soccer World Cup played at?
The first world cup was played in 1930 in Uruguay.
Who is in first for soccer World Cup?
Spain won the 2010 World Cup.
Where was the first soccer cup held?
The first world cup was held in Uruguay 1930.
When did the United states first play in the world cup?
The men's United States soccer team first played in the World Cup in 1930. The women's United States soccer team first played in the World Cup in 1991.
First World Cup of Soccer?
Soccer's first World Cup was Uruguay 1930 Uruguay won, Argentina was second place and US was third. Yugoslavia was fourth.
In what year was the first soccer World Cup?
The first FIFA World Cup tournament was held in 1930 and hosted by Uruguay.
The first world cup soccer match is kicked off in 1950?
No. The first FIFA World Cup was held in 1930.
Which year the first FIFA soccer world cup held?
The first F.i.F.A world cup was held in 1930, in Uruguay.
Can you Name all the woman's soccer teams form the 2009 soccer world cup?
The answer is that there is no Women's soccer World Cup in 2009. The first upcoming World Cup will be held in Germany in 2011. For more on national team soccer check http://www.thenationalteam.com
