LA COPA MUNDIAL

Today Sunday, July 12, 2010, Spain clinched the 2010 World Cup! Viva Espana! This was a momentous occassion. It went right down to the wire.

With a total of 14, there were far too many yellow cards, a new tournament record.

But do you know when the first Copa Mundial was played?

Do you know where it was played?

Do you know who won the first World Cup?

Well, here's the facts:

The first World Cup Futbol tournament was played in 1930 at The Estadio Centenario in Montevideo, Uruguay.

The 85,000 seat futbol (soccer) stadium was built 1930 just for the first world cup soccer matches. Remember, soccer (Futbol) to the rest of the world is like baseball to Americans. It’s almost a religion.

At that first tournament, the Uraguayan team emerged victorious over Argentina 4-2. With the United States coming in third over Yugoslavia. Please note - There was no official World Cup Third Place match in 1930; The United States and Yugoslavia lost in the semi-finals. FIFA now recognises the United States as the third-placed team and Yugoslavia as the fourth-placed team, using the overall records of the teams in the tournament.

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