About FIFA World Cup

Scotland and England played the first football match that would eventually lead to the International FIFA World Cup. However, there was no way of knowing this at this first game played in 1872. During this time frame the sport was not popular worldwide as it is today.

Instead, Ireland and Great Britain were basically the only two countries that frequently played football. Its popularity saw a turning point in the early 1900s when it was played in the 1900 and 1904 Summer Olympics. Medals were not awarded as it was simply a demonstration game. However, its exposure in these early Olympic Games led football, also called soccer, being included in the 1908 Summer Olympics. At this point in time football did not receive national acclaim like it enjoys today. Instead, most spectators thought the sport was all for show and not really a competitive sport. Things began to change however. In the 1908 and 1912 Summer Olympics Great Britain was the winner.

The FIFA, founded in 1904 to arrange the international competition at the Olympics, began to try and create a larger tournament international in scale that was not related to the Olympics. The tournament was played in Switzerland in 1906. This competition was not like World Cup competitions today and it actually did not work out as planned. read more.....

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