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Uruguay won the 1980 Mundialito, a tournament comprising former World Cup champions hosted in Uruguay to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the first World Championship. Uruguay is one of the most successful teams in the world, having won nineteen FIFA official titles: two World Cups, two Olympic Games , and fifteen Copa América championships.
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At the FIFA Congress held in Amsterdam on May 28, 1928, the federation officially decided to organise its own world football championships. The day officially marked the birth of the FIFA World Cup. Hungary, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain and Sweden all submitted their candidatures to host the inaugural edition but the hosting rights eventually went...
The 13 participating teams at the FIFA World Cup 1930 were divided into four groups. Group 1 featured four teams while the other three had three sides each. In each group, teams played each other once in a round-robin format. Each of the four group winners progressed to the semi-finals. Here’s how the groups panned out at FIFA World Cup 1930: Group...
Eventually, Argentina, Yugoslavia, Uruguay and the USA topped their respective groups and entered the knockout rounds. Incidentally, both Argentina and Uruguay steamrolled Yugoslavia and USA, respectively, by identical 6-1 margins to set up the final clash of the inaugural FIFA World Cup. The final was a high-octane affair as the two neighbouring c...
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Jul 13, 2019 · On this day in 1930, the globe welcomed the greatest sporting competition of all as the first ever World Cup got underway in Uruguay. The hosts would become the first ever nation to win the World Cup but it was the creation of the tournament by then FIFA president Jules Rimet that would leave a lasting impression on the footballing world.
May 24, 2024 · Uruguay won gold at the 1924 and 1928 Olympic Games. The South Americans lifted the first FIFA World Cup in 1930. FIFA details how La Celeste became the sport’s first heavyweight....
In the final, hosts and pre-tournament favourites Uruguay defeated Argentina 4–2 in front of 68,346 people to become the first nation to win the World Cup. Francisco Varallo from Argentina was the last living player from this World Cup.
Nov 24, 2017 · Goals came from Cea, Iriarte and Castro to secure the first ever World Cup for Uruguay. While the Argentine press despaired of their side’s collapse in the second half, the whole of Uruguay was ecstatic with their victory and a national holiday was declared.
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Uruguay leveled the score 12 minutes into the second half via a goal from Pedro Cea, and took the lead back for good with a Santos Iriarte goal in the 68th minute. With a minute remaining, Héctor Castro put Uruguay up 4–2, sealing victory in the inaugural World Cup.
