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World Cup History 世界杯历史
The first World Cup
On 26 May 1928, at a meeting in Amsterdam, the Fifa congress decided that a new tournament open to all its members should be played. A year later in Barcelona it was agreed that Uruguay, the Olympic champions and the era's footballing superpower, should celebrate 100 years of independence by hosting the first World Cup the following year.
Only 13 nations took part in the inaugural tournament, with a majority of nine coming from South America. All games were played in three stadiums in Montevideo and, as expected, the South American countries dominated, although the European teams did not disgrace themselves.
Some 100,000 fans packed into the Centenario Stadium for the final on 30 July to see Argentina throw away a 2-1 half-time lead as Uruguay ran out 4-2 winners.
Jules Rimet, the Fifa president and brains behind the World Cup, presented the trophy to winning captain Jose Nazassi and football's greatest tournament was born.
After a pre-match row over which ball to use for the final, it is believed the Argentine ball was used in one half and the Uruguayan ball in the other. Rumour has it that this is how the phrase "a game of two halves" evolved.
World Cup history - vocabulary
Fifa congress
The international organisation that controls football is Fifa, which stands for Fédération Internationale de Football Association. A congress is a meeting.
era
This word is used to talk about a period of time in the past when something or someone is important.
hosting
If a country hosts the World Cup, then the competition is being played in that country.
inaugural
This adjective means the very first. It is mainly used when talking about special events and competitions.
dominated
If a team dominated it means that they were much stronger and they did much better than the others.
did not disgrace themselves
This expression is used to describe good performances by a team that isn't very strong. Although they are a weaker team and didn't win, they did play well.
packed into
This expression shows that the stadium was completely full, there was no extra space.
brains behind
When someone is described as the brains behind something, then it is that person's idea or plan.
row
Another word for an argument or disagreement.
Rumour has it
This expression means that what is being told is not a fact, but is what people believe to be true
History of FIFA World Cup
No other sporting event captures the world’s imagination like the FIFA (Federation Internationale de Football Association) World Cup.
Nearly 80 years ago, a group of innovative* French football administrators* came up with an idea of bringing the world’s strongest national football teams together to compete for the title of World Champions. The first game was held in the 1930s, before World War II put a 12-year stop to the competition.
When it returned, the FIFA World Cup rapidly developed into the greatest single sporting event in modern times.
Held since 1958 alternately* in Europe and the Americas, the World Cup broke new ground in May 1996 by selecting Korea and Japan as co-hosts for the 2002 competition.
Since 1930, the 16 tournaments* have seen only seven different winners. However, the FIFA World Cup has also seen many exciting surprises — the United States defeating England in 1950, North Korea’s defeat of Italy in 1966, Cameroon’s defeat of Argentina in 1990.
After all these years and so many changes, the main focus* of the FIFA World Cup remains the same — the golden trophy*, which is the dream of every footballer in the world.