World Cup History

World Cup Soccer is an international associationFIFA Congress in Amsterdam the plan came to be. It
football competition participated by the men's nationalwas decided to stage a world championship organized
teams of the members of Fédérationby FIFA.
Internationale de Football Association or FIFA, theSelected 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 waswas a hindrance though. It meant that the competition
a challenge match held in Glasgow year 1872. It was awould be a long and costly trip across the Atlantic
match between Scotland and England. At that stageOcean for Europeans. No European country pledge to
the sport was rarely played outside the Unitedsend a team until two months before the start of the
Kingdom, but it grew in popularity in other parts of thecompetition. President Rimet, who was at that time the
world at the turn of the century. It was held as a demoFIFA president, persuaded Belgium, France, Romania
sport with no awards at 1990. However, in 1904and Yugoslavia to participate. To be exact thirteen
Summer Olympics the IOC has upgraded the status tonations 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 toand two from North America, all in all.
arrange an international tournament between nationsFar 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 FIFASoccer 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, firstmost prestigious tournament in the football industry is
world cup was made. Thanks to the success of thefirst time to set this year in an African land. Five new
Olympic football tournaments, FIFA together with thestadiums, 5 renovated venues, improved public
president, the driving force was again started. Stagingtransports, millions of prizes and screaming fans - that's
an own international tournament outside of thewhat World Cup Soccer event came to be.
Olympics was part of the plan. On May 28, 1928, the