A gold cup, a summer of madness, the World Cup is no longer just a festival for fans, but also a carnival for the whole people. Since the establishment of the World Cup, it has a history of 88 years. It's been a long time, from black and white to multicolor, and even 3D, football has become even more crazy because of the World Cup. Before the arrival of Midsummer Night in Russia in 2018, we will launch a special show "Looking Back at the Previous World Cups" to experience the excitement and enthusiasm of the time. For the summer that follows, which belongs to football--- "warm up".
【Why is the first World Cup destined for Uruguay?】 】
Thanks to the efforts of two Frenchmen, Jules Rimet and Henri Delaunay, the World Cup was born. At that time, there was a fierce competition for the venue of the first World Cup. Italy, Sweden, the Netherlands, Spain and Uruguay are all eager to host the event. The aspiring Uruguayans made a promise that would be irresistible for all teams: they would build a new stadium in Montevideo (later named the Centennial Stadium to commemorate the centenary of Uruguay's independence) for the World Cup, in addition to Uruguay's willingness to bear all the travel expenses and accommodation expenses of the participating national teams.
At that time, uruguay was two consecutive Olympic champions in 1924 and 1928, and they were the football hegemons of that era and had a strong voice. It is worth mentioning that the Uruguayans also formed the four stars on the emblem of the Uruguayan team in the future by virtue of the two Olympic champions at that time and the next two World Cup champions.
【World Cup ball: Hand-stitched soccer ball with extra thick leather】
In the history of the World Cup, from the first to the 7th World Cup from 1930, there was no mascot. The first appearance of the World Cup mascot was until the 1966 World Cup in England. However, in 1930, the game ball used at that time was actually very interesting.
As can be seen from the picture, the leather ball at that time had a very heavy leather, and the hand-sewn technique was very meticulous. At that time, the ball did not have stomata, and the top ball came from India. The manufacturing method is somewhat similar to a balloon, after the air is blown in, the mouth needs to be sealed by hand, and after the ball is stuffed into the body, it is sealed tightly with a leather rope. Sealing ropes therefore need to be replaced frequently because they are extremely susceptible to wear.
It is worth mentioning that in the final of that World Cup, for the sake of fairness. Uruguay and Argentina each provided a ball to be used in the first and second halves of the final.
[13 participating teams gathered in Montevideo, England, Italy and other teams were absent]
There were no qualifiers for the first World Cup in 1930, but most European countries were reluctant to send teams due to the Great Depression in Europe, which was far away from the ocean at that time. After repeated efforts, Remitt only brought the four European teams from France, Romania, Yugoslavia and Belgium to South America. England, Italy and other European football powers are absent, and only 13 countries participated in the first World Cup.
The tournament was played in Montevideo, Uruguay, with Some other games hosted at the Psedos Stadium and Gran Parc Central Stadium. However, Uruguay's match was postponed to the fifth match because their centennial stadium was not completed as scheduled. But in the end, they still made their World Cup debut at the stadium, which commemorates the centenary of Uruguay's independence.
Group Stage:
Knockout Stages:
[The top scorer went to Argentina, and Quilemo Stabir scored 8 goals]
The argentine Stabir, the top scorer of the first World Cup, was able to enter the team's starting lineup by chance, because the team's then-captain Manuel Ferreira needed to return home to take the university legal exam, which gave the Stabir Eagles the opportunity to spread their wings.
He became the first player in World Cup history to score a hat-trick in the team's second match against Mexico. It is worth mentioning that the Bolivian referee Ulysses Saucedo in that match unbelievably blew a total of five penalties in the game, especially three penalties that were actually debatable and controversial. However, Stabir made his gold content undisputed, and he continued to shine in the following matches, scoring a total of 8 goals, becoming the Golden Boot of the World Cup at that time. After retiring, he also took over the coaching whip of the Argentine national team and became a football figure of an era in this country.
The poster for that World Cup was somewhat abstract, a goalkeeper dressed in the Uruguayan flag. This may also speak to some extent about the tragedy of Staffier and his Argentine team in the final final.
[Final Uruguay 4-2 Argentina: One-Armed General Goals Seal Victory]
The final between Uruguay and Argentina was arguably the highest level of confrontation in football at that time. The two teams met in the previous Olympic final, and Argentina is eager to take revenge in this final. Even 12 minutes after the start of the match, Uruguay first broke the deadlock of the game, but then there was a reversal of the situation. The home team, which was considered to have the strongest defensive line at the time, scored two goals by Argentina in the game after the first half, ending the first half 1-2.
It was The Golden Boot winner of that World Cup, Stabir, who scored for Argentina at the time. The goal was controversial at the time, with the Uruguayans believing that Stabir was offside, but Belgian referee Langenus, under the gaze of 81,000 spectators, firmly believed that the goal was valid.
Who would have thought that after half-time, the Uruguayan suddenly broke out and in the 23 minutes after the start of the second half, he successfully reversed the score and took a 3-2 lead. However, the Argentines were reluctant to concede defeat and launched frequent attacks. Stabir even had one shot hit the crossbar and almost equalised again. However, in the 89th minute of the game, Castro's goal helped the Uruguayan seal the victory, and the suspense of the game ended.
In particular, the hero of the one-goal fame, Castro, got the nickname "One-Armed General" because he lost an arm in a car accident as a child. At the 1930 FIFA World Cup, he scored the uruguayan's first goal of the team (the first 1-0 win over Peru in the group stage) and the last goal to seal the World Cup title.
【Extras: Argentina and uruguay football association broke off diplomatic relations for 5 years】
Because of the twice lost to Uruguay in the Olympic and World Cup finals, it made Argentine fans extremely angry. In Buenos Aires, Argentina, Argentine fans stoned the Uruguayan Embassy in Argentina, smashing the glass of doors and windows. As a result, the Uruguayan police then opened fire and the situation was out of control. In Uruguay, they opt for tit-for-tat. The result was a 5-year severance of diplomatic relations between the football associations of Argentina and Uruguay.
(Mu Mu Dan)