Which country won the first soccer world cup?
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Uruguay, it was actually played in Uruguay. there were only 16 teams
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FIFA's decision to hold the first FIFA World Cup™ in Uruguay did not meet universal acclaim, as Europe was plunged in the midst of an economic crisis. Participation in a FIFA World Cup taking place overseas involved a long sea journey. Moreover, for some clubs it meant having to go without their best players for two months - a problem that is still topical today.\n\nThe organisation of the first FIFA World Cup looked rather different from today's with no qualifying competition, the 13 teams entered by invitation and the final draw was not made until the teams arrived in Uruguay.\n\nFrance met Mexico in the opening match and duly won 4-1, but the first final was contested by the hosts and their neighbours Argentina. After trailing 2-1 at the interval, Uruguay went on to prevail 4-2 and thus won the cup which had been designed by French sculptor Abel Lafleur.\n\nURUGUAY 1930\nJuly 13th - July 30th\nCompetitors\n\nGROUP A \nFRANCE \nMEXICO  \nCHILE\nARGENTINA\n\nGROUP B\nYUGOSLAVIA\nBRAZIL\nBOLIVIA\n  \nGROUP C\nROMANIA\nPERU\nURUGUAY\n\nGROUP D\nUNITED STATES OF AMERICA\nBELGIUM\nPARAGUAY\n\n \nLocations\nMontevideo - Estadio Centenario\nMontevideo - Central Park\nMontevideo - Estadio Pocitos\n\n1st Round\nGROUP A\nFRANCE (3)4 V 1(0) MEXICO\nARGENTINA (0)1 V 0(0) FRANCE \nCHILE (1)3 V 0(0) MEXICO \nCHILE (0)1 V 0(0) FRANCE\nARGENTINA (3)6 V 3(0)MEXICO \nARGENTINA (2)3 V 1(1) CHILE\n\nGROUP B\nYUGOSLAVIA 2(2) V (0)1 BRAZIL\nYUGOSLAVIA 4(0) V (0)0 BOLIVIA\nBRAZIL 4(1) V (0)0 BOLIVIA\n\n\nGROUP C\nROMANIA 3(1) V (0)1 PERU\nURUGUAY 1(0) V (0)0 PERU\nURUGUAY 4(4) V (0)0 ROMANIA\n\nGROUP D\nUNITED STATES 3(2) V (0)0 BELGIUM\nUNITED STATES 3(2) V (0)0 PARAGUAY\nPARAGUAY 1(1) V (0)0 BELGIUM\n\nSemifinals\nARGENTINA 6(1) V (0)1 UNITED STATES\nURUGUAY 6(3) V (1)1 YUGOSLAVIA\n\nFinal\nURUGUAY 4(1) V (2)2 ARGENTINA
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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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Uruguay did win the first world cup, when it was hosted in Uruguay in 1930.  However they didn't win the second one, Italy won it twice (1934 and 1938) before Uruguay won again in the first post-war world cup (1950), in Brazil
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Brazil won the last World Cup.\n\nThe final is in Berlin on July 9.
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It was held in 1930.  Uruguay, the host nation, won.
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The first ever world cup was hosted by Uruguay in 1930. The hosts themselves emerged as the winners. Guillermo Stabile of Argentina was the highest goalscorer with a tally of 8 goals.\n\nUruguay were also the favourites to win the cup as they were the defending Olympic champs, winning the gold on two successive occasions 1924 and 1928.
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Uruguay\n\n"The first FIFA World Cup was held in Uruguay and ran from July 13- 30, 1930. It was organized mainly by Jules Rimet, the FIFA president at the time. Thirteen nations took part - six from South America, five from Europe and two from North America. Uruguay beat Argentina 4-2 in front of crowd of 93,000 in Montevideo to become the first nation to win the trophy."\n\n\nhttp://www.onlineseats.com/soccer-tickets/fifa-world-cup-2006/index.asp
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The World Cup was the idea of Jules Rimet and the 1st tournament was held in Uruguay. Only 13 took part, European nations unwilling to make the trans-Alantic trip by boat.\n\nUruguay beat Argentina 4-2 in the final, in Montevideo.
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The first world cup was staged in 1930 in Uruguay, Uruguay also won the final match 4-2 to Argentina.
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Brazil won the first World Cup in 1958, in Sweden, beating the hosts in the final, 5-2.\nThe Captain was Bellini, a defender from Vasco da Gama.
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Uruguay won the first Jules Rimet Cup in 1930. The cup was renamed to the FIFA World Cup in 1974 in which West Germany Won.
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The World Cup (The Golden Nike) was founded in 1930 by Frenchman Jules Rimet, the creator of the world championship games. It was known as the Jules Rimet Cup back then.\nThe FIFA World Cup was founded in 1971\n\n1930 Uruguay\n1934 Italy\n1938 France\n1950 Brazil\n1954 Switzerland\n1958 Sweden\n1962 Chile\n1966 England\n1970 Mexico\n1974 Germany\n1978 Argentina\n1982 Spain\n1986 Mexico\n1990 Italy\n1994 USA\n1998 France\n2002 Korea & Japan\n2006 Germany
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the men's FIFA World Cup begins in 1930 in URUGUAY while the FIFA Women's World Cup begins in 1991 in China. URUGUAY (men's) & UNITED STATES (women's) won the respective first tournament.
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The first world cup was in 1930 and has been held every 4 years apart since (except during world war 2).\n\nCheck the site below for all the stats on every world cup and the history around the event.\n\n1970\nDetails Mexico \nBrazil 4 - 1  Italy\n\n1974\nDetails West Germany \nWest Germany 2 - 1  Netherlands
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Lucien Laurent of France scored the first goal in the first World Cup Tournament in 1930 as France beat Mexico 4-1.\n\nUruguay went on to win the final by beating Argentina 4-2, and thus become the first nation to win the World Cup.
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England, but the first World Cup was played on Uruguay