The first World Cup organized by FIFA in 1930 has several entrances and exits that have become famous over the years and show the adventures that were overcome for Uruguay to be the venue and those that the host country had to overcome in order to comply with this .. .a quote that had to transcend and leave its mark, setting a precedent. Thus began the history of the World Championships, which have undoubtedly become the most important ecumenical sports summit.

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Let us recall that FIFA was founded in 1904, with the support of seven European countries, not including England, which did so only a year later, along with Wales, Ireland, Austria, Hungary, Germany and Italy. Chile and Argentina were the first South Americans to join FIFA. The World Cup is still being postponed. Then came the conflagration of the First World War (1914-1918), which buried all purpose.

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1921 is significant for the institutionalization of FIFA. The Frenchman Jules Rimet was elected president. His management is described as impressive. The IOC declared the Peace Olympics, for obvious reasons, to be held between 1920 and 1928, and football was no longer considered an exhibition sport. In Paris in 1924 and Amsterdam in 1928, Uruguay surprisingly and deservedly won gold medals. These Charrúas tournaments are sanctioned as world football championships and rightly so.

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The confirmation given by the journalist Pierre Arrighi, who presents documented evidence that the first World Cup was played in 1924, is important. FIFA’s participation in the organization, geographically, was universal; rulebook, approved by FIFA. 2022 are the official Olympic tournaments. OO. They organized them and they are considered world championships.

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But Jules Rimet wanted what could be called the first FIFA World Cup to take place. At the congress in Barcelona, ​​in May 1929, the countries that applied are known: Spain, Italy, Hungary and Uruguay. The Celestials presented strong arguments: two Olympic triumphs, commemoration of the centenary of independence, an offer to build a large stadium and that the Government would cover the costs of the participating countries.

The decision was unanimous in favor of the South American country. The support that Jules Rimet gave to that candidacy was very helpful, from the perspective of spreading the competition around the planet. The Uruguayans accepted the challenge with great enthusiasm, but worried about the work they had to do to organize it in just one year.

The big European powers turned their backs on Uruguay. Rimet’s job got complicated. He managed to get only Yugoslavia, Romania, Belgium and France. The rest were from America (Mexico, Chile, Argentina, Brazil, Peru, Paraguay, United States, Bolivia and Uruguay). Faced with this difficulty, Uruguay had to extend invitations to other American countries; Ecuador was among them. On January 1, 1930, he received from the Uruguayan ambassador in our country, Dr. Rafael Fosalba, a warm reminder that our country was participating in such a symbolic event.

The National Sports Federation requested the amount of 60,000 sucres from the Government, which would be used in part for the preparations of our national team. But on January 22, 1930, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs replied that the national government was withholding support, because the economy of the country did not allow such expenditure. In the end, Uruguay held the World Cup. The opening of the Centenario stadium, with a capacity of 80,000 spectators, was delayed so much that the official opening was held a few days later, when the championship was already underway. The tournament was a success. In the expected final, the hosts defeated Argentina 4-2, declaring Uruguay the world champion.

There are many anecdotes about European teams. They traveled on the same ship, the Conte Verde, which left Genoa on June 19, where Jules Rimet and the golden goblet with the winged figure came aboard. The training was on the same ship. Meanwhile, Brazil joined the voyage arriving in Montevideo on July 5, 1930. Portugal arrived on another ship. Judge Jean Langenus (Belgian), who refereed the final, was also on the way.

With this background, FIFA had to choose who will organize the 2030 World Cup, considering the 100 years since the first one. Conmebol encouraged the idea that South America, in itself and in turn, was responsible. Uruguay, Argentina, Paraguay and Chile joined forces. The regional excitement was such that we remember that in 2019, Lenín Moreno, the president of Ecuador, proposed that the country, Colombia and Peru be candidates. Only Colombian President Iván Duque supported the idea. Peru never announced, and Conmebol even worse. As expected, Ecuador’s proposal ended up as a utopia, without any options.

Time passed and, when we least expected it, in the first days of this October, the FIFA Council agreed that the only accepted bid for the 2030 World Cup was that of Spain, Portugal and Morocco. The news was initially seen as disrespecting South America’s legitimate law. FIFA, in response to this comment that went viral, mercifully announced that the three official matches of that World Cup would be played in Uruguay, Argentina and Paraguay, which raised some questions.

Would these countries directly qualify for the 2030 World Cup? What about the playoffs? What explanation does Paraguay have for hosting the World Cup match? Why is Chile marginalized? FIFA addressed those concerns by replying that three South American countries qualified directly; that they gave Uruguay a match for the centenary of Montevideo and as the winner of the first edition, Argentina for recognition since 1930 and Paraguay because that country is the headquarters of Conmebol.

The criticism did not have to wait long. Headlines in the Argentine, Chilean and other South American press expressed their uneasiness with drastic headlines: ‘Smells like a circus and a crowd’, ‘Conmebol settles for handouts to cover up defeat’, ‘The meatless bone thrown by FIFA in South America’, ‘Neither naive nor stupid’ “, “Conmebol mythological story to cover up defeat” etc. It is true that the dream of South America has been unfairly marginalized; there are plenty of reasons. The headlines depicted the defeat of Conmebol. In the end, it was a pact of mountains that surpasses the creativity of the ancient Greek philosopher Aesop.

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