The inaugural World Cup was staged in Uruguay, with a nation celebrating the centenary of its first constitution and boasting the reigning Olympic football champions selected as hosts. Uruguay ...

Since 1930 when the tournament was founded ... with the winners of those groups moving on to the finals. Since the World Cup was established, a total of 79 national teams have competed in the ...

The hosts for the 2030 FIFA World Cup have been revealed, with the tournament set to be spread across North Africa, Europe, ...

and would be the final surviving player from the 1930 Brazil team when he passed at the age of 92 in 2004. Pele's first involvement in a World Cup came in the 1958 finals in Sweden, where the ...

who were the finalists of the first FIFA Cup held in 1930 in Montevideo. Uruguay were the first world champions, with a 4-2 victory over Argentina in the final at the then brand-new Centenario ...

In 1930, as the host nation of the inaugural tournament ... With a more historical perspective, Juan Alberto Schiaffino scored in the 1950 World Cup Final, and Hector Scarone was the long-time holder ...

Brazil coach Dorival Junior has backed his team to reach the 2026 World Cup final. The South American giants last reached the ...

Relive Spain's title victory, Claudia Pina's playmaking brilliance and Mexico's historic run in our Uruguay 2018 review.

The quarter-finals, semi-finals and final will ... be a celebration of the 100-year anniversary of the World Cup. The inaugural edition, in 1930, was held in Uruguay. The bid has been confirmed ...

There is little evidence to suggest that hosting World Cup tournaments increases a country’s foreign direct investment, so ...

(Technically this game wasn’t actually the final, it was ... 2-1 to win its second World title after winning the first World Cup in 1930 in Uruguay. Peru V Argentina Nothing is falling for ...

One notable "last," the final awarding of the Jules Rimet ... Because of political reasons, the World Cup's first runner-up in 1930 withdrew from the tournaments in 1938, 1950 and 1954 before ...