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The first football World Cup was in 1930

Uruguay hosted and won the tournament, beating Argentina in the final

The inaugural FIFA World Cup took place in Uruguay in July 1930 with thirteen teams. Uruguay beat Argentina 4-2 in the final at Montevideo's Estadio Centenario, which had been built for the occasion. Many European sides stayed home because of the long sea voyage.

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Where does this come from, and can I check it?: Uruguay hosted and won the tournament, beating Argentina in the final. The figure is taken from FIFA, which is linked in full on this page. Every fact on Mondo Knows names its source rather than repeating an unsourced claim.
Is this really a sports fact?: Yes. It sits on the Sports shelf, one of 1,090 sourced facts grouped into space, animals, the human body, history, science and more. Category pages collect every fact in the same field.
What else can I read about it?: The links under the fact point to a quiz, game, puzzle or calculator on the same subject, and the shelf below shows related facts. The wording here is original, and quoted phrases are marked as quotations.