| World Cup Soccer is an international association | | | | FIFA Congress in Amsterdam the plan came to be. It |
| football competition participated by the men's national | | | | was decided to stage a world championship organized |
| teams of the members of Fédération | | | | by FIFA. |
| Internationale de Football Association or FIFA, the | | | | Selected nations with national football associations |
| sport's global governing body. | | | | were requested to send a team. Uruguay as a choice |
| The world's first international football competition was | | | | was a hindrance though. It meant that the competition |
| a challenge match held in Glasgow year 1872. It was a | | | | would be a long and costly trip across the Atlantic |
| match between Scotland and England. At that stage | | | | Ocean for Europeans. No European country pledge to |
| the sport was rarely played outside the United | | | | send a team until two months before the start of the |
| Kingdom, but it grew in popularity in other parts of the | | | | competition. President Rimet, who was at that time the |
| world at the turn of the century. It was held as a demo | | | | FIFA president, persuaded Belgium, France, Romania |
| sport with no awards at 1990. However, in 1904 | | | | and Yugoslavia to participate. To be exact thirteen |
| Summer Olympics the IOC has upgraded the status to | | | | nations took part on the first World Cup Soccer event. |
| official event. | | | | Seven teams from South America, four from Europe |
| FIFA was founded in 1904. The organization tried to | | | | and two from North America, all in all. |
| arrange an international tournament between nations | | | | Far from the difficulty that the old organizers went |
| outside the Olympic framework in Switzerland in 1906. | | | | through is the extravagant existence of the World Cup |
| All throughout its early days, the official history of FIFA | | | | Soccer Tournament 2010, currently held in South |
| described the event as a failure. | | | | Africa is this year's main sport event. The biggest and |
| As the years past and improvements were made, first | | | | most prestigious tournament in the football industry is |
| world cup was made. Thanks to the success of the | | | | first time to set this year in an African land. Five new |
| Olympic football tournaments, FIFA together with the | | | | stadiums, 5 renovated venues, improved public |
| president, the driving force was again started. Staging | | | | transports, millions of prizes and screaming fans - that's |
| an own international tournament outside of the | | | | what World Cup Soccer event came to be. |
| Olympics was part of the plan. On May 28, 1928, the | | | | |