On 21 May 1904, the Federation International
Football Association (FIFA) was founded in Paris by representatives of seven
countries, Belgium, Denmark, France, Netherlands, Spain, Sweden and
Switzerland. On 28 May 1928, the FIFA Congress in Amsterdam decided to stage a
world championship of football and Uruguay was finally chosen as the host
country in 1929. The original world cup trophy before Frenchman Jules Rimet’s name
since he proposed the tournament. In 1970, the trophy was awarded to Brazil
permanently when it became the first country to win the world cup thrice and a
new trophy called the ‘FIFA World Cup’ was put up for competition. The
tournament was not held for twelve years during the Second World War. Though
the tournament was held alternately in Europe and America since 1958, It broke
new ground when it was held in Japan and Korea in 2002. Since 1930, only 8
teams have been able to win the trophy.
History of Commonwealth Games
Year 2022
Host Qatar
Year 2018
Host Russia
Year 1930
Host Uruguay
Winner Uruguay
Runner up Argentina
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