History of World Cup

History's most prestigious football competition in the world is called the World Cup or the official name of the FIFA World Cup in 1904 blaze in Paris. The idea of ​​a World Cup continues at the first Congress of the Fédération Internationale de Football Association. In 1928, the results of operations of FIFA and president of the French football union (FFFA), Jules Rimet and Henri Delaunay colleagues, participants at the Amsterdam congress decided to implement the idea.

Photos Team Bolivia in World Cup Uruguay 1930 First

History of World Cup sparked a year later where FIFA officially preparing a championship called the World Cup or the World Cup takes place every four years. FIFA Congress on 17-18 May 1928 in Bercelona, Spain, Uruguay has the support of 23 Congress participants to host the first World Cup ambitions rid Hungary, Italy, Netherlands, Spayol, and Sweden. The first World Cup was known as the Jules Rimet Cup.

Jules Rimet Cup was made by the French artist, Abel La Fleur, octagonal berlambangkan earth held by the god named Nike Victory (ancient Greek gods). This trophy is made of gold, weighing 3.8 kg and has a height of 35 cm.

Then the first FIFA World Cup was held in Uruguay and lasted from 13 to 30 July 1930. 13 countries participated - six from South America, five from Europe and two from North America. Uruguay defeated Argentina 4-2 in front of 93,000 spectators in Montevideo and become the first country to win the cup.

History of the World Cup had stopped during World War II. This championship is stopped for a period of 12 years, and started again in 1950 in Brazil. Jules Rimet trophy was stolen while on display at Stampex Exhibition at Westminster Central Hall, London when menjelangnya 1966 World Cup in England, but he was found seven days later by a dog named Pickles.

While the World Cup itself is not the first international soccer championship. Amateur football became a part of the Olympic program for the first time in 1908. In 1909 in Torino organized a football tournament named Sir Thomas Lipton Cup. Italy, Germany, and Switzerland to send their most prestigious club tournament but the English Football Association (FA) rejected an offer to participate in the championship.