History of the FIFA World Cup - Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_FIFA_World_Cup The FIFA World Cup was first held in 1930, when FIFA, the world's football governing body, decided to stage an international men's football tournament under the era of FIFA president Jules Rimetwho put this idea into place. The inaugural edition, held in 1930, was contested as a final tournament of only thirteen teams invited by the organization. Since then, the World Cup has experienced successive expansions and format remodeling, with its current 32-team final tournament preced…
FIFA World Cup - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org › wiki › FIFA_World_CupEstadio Centenario, the location of the first World Cup final in 1930 in Montevideo, Uruguay The first two World Cup matches took place simultaneously on 13 July 1930, and were won by France and the US, who defeated Mexico 4–1 and Belgium 3–0 respectively. The first goal in World Cup history was scored by Lucien Laurent of France.