How long has the world cup been going on?

Answer 1

The 1930 FIFA World Cup was the inaugural world championship for international association football teams - the FIFA World Cup. It was played in Uruguay from 13 July to 30 July. Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) selected Uruguay as host nation as the country would be celebrating the centenary of its independance, and the Uruguay national football team had succsessfully retained their football title at the 1928 Summer Olympics.All matches were played in the Uruguaying capital, Montevideo, the majority at the Estadio Centenario, which was built for the tournament.

Thirteen teams. seven from South America, four from Europe and two from North America entered the tournament. Few European teams chose to participate due to the duration and cost of travel. The teams were divided into four groups, with the winner or each group progressing to the semi-finals. The first two World Cup matches took place simultaneously, and were won by France and USA, who defeated Mexico 4-1 and Belguim 3-0, respectively. Lucien Laurent of France scored the first goal in World Cup history.

Argentina, Uruguay, the USA and Yugoslavia each won their respective groups to qualify for the semi-finals. In the final, hosts and pre-tournament favourites Uruguay defeated Argentina 4-2 in front of a crowd of 93,000 people, and became the first nation to win a World Cup.

Answer 2

It started in 1930, but it had a break during the World War 2.It then restarted in 1950 in Brazil.

Answer 3

The FIFA World Cup was first played for in 1930 - therefore as of 2010 it is celebrating its 80 year anniversary.

Answer 4

It is 80 years as the 2010 world cup is cup number19.

Answer 5

It started in 1840. So it has been going on for about 170 years.

Answer 6

every year since 1930, except for the war years, 1939-1945

Answer 7

It has been held every 4 years since 1930 (with the exception of 1938-1950, when the world cup was canceled because of world War II).

The 2010 World Cup is the 19th world cup.

Answer 8

6 days