Question : When was first fifa world cup held ?
a) 1930
b) 1935
c) 1936
d) None of these
Ans :a
Related Facts :
- Lewandowski was voted the best men’s player in the world on Monday ( January 17 ,2022) retaining the FIFA award he won last year despite being left off the ballot paper filed by runner-up Lionel Messi.
- The Bayern Munich forward overturned the result last month of the Ballon d’Or prize where he placed second behind Messi, who finally led Argentina to a senior title at the 2021 Copa América. Mohamed Salah of Liverpool placed third.
- Lewandowski was the overwhelming choice of national team captains and coaches plus selected media in more than 200 countries, yet was almost caught by Messi, who got more than double the number of votes from fans worldwide than the Poland captain.
- Highlight points :
- In 1929, it was decided that the first ever World Cup would take place in Uruguay from 13 July to 30 July 1930.
- Thirteen nations would be participating after accepting invitations – no qualifications took place. In 18 matches, 70 goals would be scored including the first hat-trick in World Cup history by Guillermo Stábile
- All the matches would be played in the capital Montevideo at three different stadiums. The final would be played at Estadio Centenario with a capacity of 90,000.
By Pawan Mishra
Links :
https://www.footballhistory.org/world-cup/1930-uruguay.html
https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/fifa-best-awards-winners-lewandowski-messi-ronaldo-salah-tuchel/article38285430.ece