where was the first world cup held and who won it?
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uruguay.. won and hosted it 1930\n\nUSA got 3rd place.
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The inaugural World Cup tournament, held in Uruguay in 1930, was participated in by 13 nations (seven from South America, four from Europe and two from North America).\n\nIn the final, Uruguay defeated Argentina, 4-2, in front of a crowd of 93,000 people in Montevideo, and became the first nation to win a World Cup.
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First World cup was held in 1975. It was held in ENGLAND. 8 countries played the Cricket. AUS and WI are the finalists.\n\n    WESTINDIES -  291/8\n    AUSTRALIA  -  274 all out.\n\n                 The MOM was Clive Lloyd. He was also brought the WC to WI in 1979 also.
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Pablo Dorado scored for Uruguay against Argentina in the 12th minute of the first World Cup FINAL on July 30, 1930. Uruguay was the host nation and went on to win the game 4-2, becoming the very first World Cup Champions.
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Korea & Japan hosted the World Cup in 2002.\n\n The winners were of course Brazil.
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Uruguay won the first World Cup in 1930
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Actually the first World Cup had no third place as such, but the US was one of the two beaten semi-finalists, Yugoslavia being the other. Uruguay and Argentina each beat one of those two 6-1. Sorry I can't remember which was which.\n\nThe first (official) FOOTBALL tournament of any kind was the English FA Cup of 1871-72. It was won by Wanderers (who folded in the 1880s), who beat Royal Engineers 2-0 in the final at Kennington Oval in London.
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The first winner of this coveted tournament was Uruguay. \n\nThis cup was permanently awarded in 1970 to Brazil the great football-playing nation and the winner of five-world-cup (1958, 1962,1970, 1994, 2002) and a new trophy called the FIFA World Cup was put up for competition. (West Germany) was the first winner of the new trophy, FIFA world cup in 1974.
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The first soccer world cup competition took place in Uruguay in 1930. Also, Uruguay was the first world champion.
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The first Football World Cup was staged in 1930. The games were awarded to Uruguay as they were the Olympic champions at the time and since they were celebrating the centenary of their independence. As well as being the first ever hosts, Uruguay also became the inaugural champions, beating Argentina in the final, 4-2.\n\nThe King of FIFA World Player 2002 was Ronaldo and the Queen was Mia Hamm.
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The first World Cup was in 1930 in Uruguay.  Only 4 teams from Europe made the trip which was won by the host nation.
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9. 1930 was the First World Cup. Only 13 nations took part, and Uruguay won.
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It was held in Uruguay in 1930. Uruguay won beating Argentina 4-2 in the final match.
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It was held in 1930.  Uruguay, the host nation, won.
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England, but the first World Cup was played on Uruguay
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In 1930, the first runner-up was Argentina. Lost 4-2 to Uruguay.\n\nThe first goal in the final was scored by Pablo Dorado of Uruguay.
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allnationsca is right, the first match of the first World Cup (Uruguay 1930) was France x Mexico, in the Pocitos stadium in Montevideo on July 13th 1930. France won 4x1. USA x Belgium (3x0) took place on the same day, but according to FIFA France x Mexico was the opening match of the 1930 WC.\n\nThe Uruguay x Argentina (4x2) that other people mentioned was the 1930 WC final (and so the first WC final), on July 30th 1930.