July 30, 1930 CE – The First Football World Cup Crowns a Champion in Montevideo, Uruguay

July 30, 1930 CE – The First Football World Cup Crowns a Champion in Montevideo, UruguayRate this post *Image Credit: Wikimedia Commons After successfully managing three tournaments at the Summer Olympics, Jules Rimet – the president of the Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) – finally saw his dream of a professional tournament bringing the best national teams in the world together to decide a champion come to fruition on July 30, 1930. The capital of Uruguay, Montevideo, hosted all 18 matches and gave birth to the world’s most watched sporting event. As early as 1906, FIFA began discussions for the creation of a quadrennial tournament to decide the best […]