95 years ago today, July 13, 1930 (June 18, 1930, the first World Cup opened in Uruguay. On July 13, 1930, Uruguay became the host of the first World Cup (the opening of the first World Cup) on the grounds of its 100th anniversary of its National Day and winning the championship two years ago. In the end, they became the champions as they wished. FIFA's decision to hold the World Football Championship was responded to by most countries and was generally welcomed by the people, which created favorable conditions for the holding of the first World Football Championship. But organizing a championship that all countries in the world can participate in is not an easy task after all. For example, a series of issues such as the time, location and method of the competition must be comprehensively and carefully considered so that all participants can compete under the same conditions and compete for the world championship title. When hosting the first World Football Championship, the first thing we encountered was the problem of choosing the venue of the competition. If it could be held in a European country at that time, the first World Football Championship would have been much more grand and exciting; However, the Uruguayans insist on holding it in their capital Montevideo. FIFA has no good reason to veto their request, because Uruguay won the football championship twice in a row at the recent Olympic Games (1924, 1928). They are recognized as a football power in the world. Without them participating, the first World Football Championship would have lost its glory and lowered its level. In addition, 1930 marks the centenary of Uruguay's independence, which is also an important reason. Therefore, the competition venue was selected in this way. Going to Uruguay is a lot of difficulties for the European team. It is a long journey and a lot of money. More importantly, it is to draw outstanding athletes to compete away from their own countries for a long time, which affects the income of various professional clubs. Therefore, many countries are reluctant to participate. Only Belgium, Romania, Yugoslavia and France signed up. Based on their geographical convenience, South American teams include seven teams from Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay, Peru, Bolivia, Chile, and Paraguay participating. In Central and North America, Mexico and the United States participated. In total, there are thirteen teams. How to conduct the competition? According to the traditional Olympic method (elimination system), there must be sixteen teams. Although the competition based on the round-robin system is fair and reasonable, the competition time is too long, which is not allowed at that time. Finally, a compromise plan was drawn up, dividing the thirteen teams into four groups. In the group, each team will play according to a round-robin system. The team that wins the first place in the group will have the right to enter the semi-finals, and the semi-finals and finals will adopt the elimination system. After the competition method is determined, how will the thirteen teams be grouped? Use a lottery method? This may concentrate the strong teams into one group, which is of course unreasonable. In the form of a seed queue? This again seems overly subjective. It was later decided that the four European teams would be separated, the "top three" in South America-Uruguay, Argentina and Brazil-would also be separated, and the other teams would be allocated to each group by drawing lots. Except for the first group, which has four teams, the other three groups are all three teams. Group 1: France, Argentina, Chile, Mexico. In this group, the most eye-catching team is Argentina, because their results in the South American football championship and the Olympics were outstanding, but he almost gave up the group championship to the French team. In the competition between the two teams, the French performed very well, advanced quickly, and had a strong fighting will, posing a great threat to the Argentines. Unfortunately, a French player left the field with an injury, and the field became an 11-man game against 10. Argentina, with its superiority in numbers, finally hit the only goal of the game and narrowly defeated France until the end of the game. The French also failed to show as much in their other game (0:1 defeat to Chile), but the French team still enjoys a high reputation in world football, and Argentina easily defeated the other two opponents (6:3 victory over Mexico, 3:1 victory over Chile) and won the semi-finals. Group 2: Yugoslavia, Brazil, Bolivia. There was an "upset" in this group. The unobtrusive Yugoslav team defeated Brazil 2:1 and defeated Bolivia 4:0, winning the first place in the group. This is the only European team to compete in the semi-finals. Group 3: Romania, Uruguay, Peru. As expected, Uruguay, the two-time Olympic football champion, easily won. Beat Romania 4:0 and Peru 1:0. This latter game, judging from the score alone, was the lowest number for victory, but everyone knows that the score often cannot truly reflect the comparison of strength between the two teams, and this time is also the case. Because the Uruguayans 'advantage in the game is very obvious. Group 4: Belgium, the United States, and Paraguay. The American team easily defeated Paraguay and Belgium with the same score of 3:0, and won the first place in the group. This was greatly unexpected, because their football game was still in its infancy compared with European countries. They had a less glamorous record at the Olympics in Amsterdam two years ago-being eliminated 2:11. Such a big change has taken place after two years. Why has the American team made so fast? A look at their team list will reveal the secret. It turned out that the Americans had "imported" many outstanding professional football players from the United Kingdom to participate in this championship and obtained American citizenship for them. Therefore, this British football team wearing American sportswear was a world of difference from the American football team at the last Olympic Games. In the semi-finals, there was nothing worth recording due to the huge difference in strength. Argentina and Uruguay both defeated their opponents, the United States and Yugoslavia, 6:1. South America once again gained the upper hand in major world competitions. The final of this championship was the same as the final of the Olympic football match two years ago. Argentina and Uruguay, two old rivals, met again. On the day of the final, Argentine spectators traveling to Montevideo flocked to them chanting the slogan "Victory or Death." In order to ensure the safety of the game, Uruguayan police checked 100,000 concepts one by one to see if they were armed. The final kicked off in front of a hundred thousand excited spectators in Montevideo. The game between the two teams was exciting and demonstrated their superb skills. At the beginning of the game, the Uruguayan team, which occupied favorable conditions for the venue and audience, did not play well. The Agentine people actively attacked and took the initiative in the game. The entire first half of the game was favorable to the Argentines. However, the situation changed in the second half. The Uruguayans achieved a convincing victory, and the final result was 4:2. The lineup of the Uruguayan team: Andraj, Fernankis, Gescido, Vallesro, Nazac, Marcheroni, Durado, Scaroni, Castro, Shea, Illianlie. At the Olympics two years ago, Uruguay defeated Argentina 2:1. At that time, people had doubts about Uruguay's advantage, but now these doubts have been dispelled. However, the Argentines were not convinced. After the game, a fierce debate broke out between Argentina and Uruguay through newspapers and other forms. Later, it developed into a ruthless exchange of insults and finally ended with the two countries 'football federations "severing diplomatic relations." The first World Football Championship is over. A small country in the eastern part of the South American continent dominated by animal husbandry (Uruguay had a population of only 2 million at the time, and one-third of them lived in the capital) won the first title of the World Football Championship. The captain of the Uruguayan mixed team and right-back Nazac received the "Golden Goddess Trophy" for the first time and led the team around the field amid the cheers of the audience. Montevideo, the capital of Uruguay. FIFA President Julius Rimet (left) holds the World Cup championship trophy (i.e. the Rimet Cup); on the right is FIFA executive committee and Hungarian Maris Fischer commented: The World Cup has attracted countless eyes from around the world