Q- When was the 'First FIFA World Cup' held?
Answer:
The ‘First or the Inaugural FIFA World Cup’, the World Championship for Men's National Association Football Teams, was held from 13th July to 30th July, 1930 in Uruguay. Also known as ‘Football World Cup’, ‘Soccer World Cup’, or simply ‘World Cup’, in which 13 teams from the world participated. Amongst these 7 were from South America, 4 from Europe and 2 were from North America. These 13 teams were Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia, Chile, France, Mexico, Paraguay, Romania, Spain, Sweden, Uruguay, United States and Yugoslavia. The ‘First Two World Cup Matches took place simultaneously’, and were won by France (defeated Mexico 4–1) and the United States (defeated Belgium 3–0). ‘Lucien Laurent’ of France scored the ‘First Goal in World Cup history’. Uruguay defeated Argentina 4–2 and became the ‘First Nation to win the World Cup’.
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