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title: "Which country hosted the first Football World Cup?"  
description: "Which country hosted the first Football World Cup?"  
author: "Hemant Patel"  
published: 2017-12-30  
updated: 2017-12-30  
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# Which country hosted the first Football World Cup?

Which [country](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/85543/do-you-think-that-french-will-be-islamic-country) [hosted the first Football](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/33044/which-of-the-following-country-hosted-the-first-football-world-cup) [World Cup](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/361/2019-icc-world-cup-is-the-indian-team-ready-for-the-action)?

## Answers

### Answer by Vishal Kesarwani

## "Uruguay"

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**Uruguay in 1930 did the inaugural of FIFA World Cup, this giant championship started from 13th July and ended up on 30 July 1930.** FIFA which is an international governing body of this football opted Uruguay to host as a nation as the national **team of Uruguay retained the title of champion in the Summer Olympics which was held in the year 1928.**

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**13 teams took part in the first [football world](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/33014/which-player-scores-the-highest-number-of-goals-in-football-world-cup) cup in which 7 teams were from South America, 4 from Europe and two from North America**. Teams were divided into two groups and the format of reaching to semifinals was a knock-out. \
The matches were been **scheduled to play in the capital of Uruguay at the Estadio Centenario,** which was built for the tournament. **France won the first match of the tournament** **defeating Mexico by 4-1, Lucien Laurent of France scored the first goal.** ![Which country hosted the first Football World Cup?](https://answers.mindstick.com/questionanswer/c3e70989-0b20-45f0-b2bc-838f326997ae/images/1230c729-9e46-4c2d-ac1f-d80c4a887ea2.png)\
**In the final Uruguay which was hosting country defeated Argentina by 4-2 and created history as they became the first nation to win the World Cup.**


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