When did the world cup begin
The world cup is a feast for fans all over the world. Some friends even stay up late to watch the world cup. Recently, some people began to pay attention to the history of the world cup. When did the world cup begin? Let's explore the development process of the world cup.
This question in the 1920s led to the birth of the world cup. In 1921, Frenchman Demeter was elected president of FIFA. He proposed to hold a world football match and invite the best countries to participate in it. In 1928, the proposal to hold a world cup every four years was passed by a vote of 25-5 at the FIFA general assembly. FIFA finally had its own representative match since its establishment for more than 20 years.
In 1929, FIFA decided to give Uruguay the right to host the world cup. On the one hand, this South American country was the top football power at that time. It won the gold medal in the Olympic Games twice. On the other hand, it coincided with the hundred years of independence of Uruguay. The government promised to build the World Cup Stadium and pay for the travel expenses and accommodation expenses of all the participating teams, which was particularly attractive to FIFA.
It's hard to start with. Due to the impact of the great depression, European countries are not enthusiastic about going to Uruguay to compete. Rimet lobbied in many ways, but only four European countries sent teams to participate. In the end, only 13 teams participated in the first World Cup, including 8 South American teams. Although there were no teams from Asia and Africa, and few teams from Europe, the world cup was finally held under the strong promotion of Rimet, and the dream of "father of the World Cup" was realized.
Now the world cup is the world cup of Hercules. Germany, which won four world cups, won the cup for the first time in 1974 and has been used to this day. Both are collectively referred to as the world cup. In 2002, China first reached the final stage of the 17th World Cup between South Korea and Japan.