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1930 FIFA World Cup
The
1930 FIFA World Cup
was the inaugural
FIFA World Cup
, the world championship for
men's national
association football
teams. It took place in Uruguay from 13 July to 30 July 1930.
FIFA
, football's international
governing body
, selected Uruguay as host nation, as the country would be celebrating the centenary of its
first constitution
, and the
Uruguay national football team
had successfully retained their football title at the
1928 Summer Olympics
. All matches were played in the Uruguayan capital,
Montevideo
, the majority at the
Estadio Centenario
, which was built for the tournament.
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