In 1930, the first World Cup in history was held in Uruguay, under the name Jules Rimet Cup, and Uruguay won the trophy. On the other hand, the trophy is a real example of mania in today’s world.
Firstly “Covid is over” Don’t believe those who say, I got Covid while sitting at home and went into quarantine. In the process, he ate an island of grapefruit in the Pokemon cartoon. Ash’s Snorlax while consuming 20 kilos of citrus fruits, such as World Cup I also watched the matches. About the tournament on social media, right and left “Old World Cups…” I often came across themed comments and articles. This is on my mind World Cup, the craziest job in history the one which… 1930 Uruguay World Cup brought. What if Netflix made a Disney+ or something comedy series?No way” This mug, which we will call, is full of funny events from beginning to end.
The events started before the tournament even started.
The country that won the football championship at the 1924 and 1928 Olympics Uruguay had happened. One of the countries nominated for the World Cup, which coincides with the 100th anniversary of Uruguay, which was constitutionally established in 1830, was this distinguished South American country.
The French President of FIFA at the time. Jules Rimetthought that FIFA should have its own global tournament in professionalized football. FIFA was already organizing the football in the Olympics. With the decision taken in 1929, in 1930 Jules Rimet Cup It was decided to organize the first tournament under the name of Everything is normal up to this point, but from here it is not normal at all.
What are you doing in big countries, does it suit you?
First of all, he is proud of being the inventor of football in the tournament. England none. Why? They think they play much higher level football. Moreover, there are 4 federations in their own country and each federation wants their national team (also) to go to the tournament. Also all use your own rules He wants to pass, but there are those among them who forbid passing. England is not included in FIFA after rule separations like NBA-FIBA. That’s why he’s not even invited to the tournament.
Other major European countries Italy, Sweden, Netherlands and Spainon the fact that the trophy for which they were nominated for the organization was not given to them. “Then let’s not come, it’s far away now Uruguay or something.” they withdraw from the tournament. Austria, Hungary, Germany and Switzerland also “Nein!They say they will not go to the tournament.
Upon this south american Football Associations are on FIFA’s doorstep. In order to appease the South American officials, who said that they do not want to be on the same roof if the Europeans do not like this trophy and say that they can leave FIFA, some teams from Europe are also allowed to participate in the tournament. These suits Belgium, France, Romania and Yugoslavia is happening.
Uruguay’s homecoming story is also short but remarkable:
The reason why the host of the tournament was given to Uruguay is not the country’s success in football or its infrastructure. At that time, football was a hobby, very few people could fill their stomachs with football. The only reason Uruguay won the event is because of the teams that want to come. road+hotel+food money their giving.
Can we say the most environmentally friendly World Cup?
The tournament is only in one city, in Montevideo played. While 2.95 stadiums were used for the tournament at first, this number was later increased to 3. Because the calendar is so tight, Centenary Stadiumconstruction of 5th day of the tournament it was over.
Going to the tournament is also a problem.
1930 may be the easiest to go but hardest to go tournament in World Cup history. It’s easy because “I will come too” they take it immediately. hard because tournament in Uruguay. Even though it happened in his time, if someone rich enough collected players from teams in our country and paid for the tournament, he could have taken his place directly among these teams in Turkey. (Don’t say “No dear!”, in 1950 gain the right to participate we couldn’t go out of poverty.) FIFA finally 16 teams invites. from these teams Japan, Siam and Sweetcorn withdrawn from the tournament.
In Romania, another problem had to be solved for the tournament. Football players working in factories, workshops or fields, if they go to the tournament for a month because they are afraid of being unemployed He didn’t want to go to the tournament. That’s why the King of Romania asked the employers of the players to allow the players “requested“The players took their leave, since no one was so stupid as to be at odds with the king because of the minimum-wage worker out of the blue.
“Hello Brazil, you go to the port, we’ll be there in half an hour.”
european teams, SS Conte Verde They jumped aboard the Scottish steamship named ‘Scottish’ and came to the tournament that way. even on the road Brazil They got the national team. During the long voyage, training was held on the ship’s deck. Training with the ball at first, some maniac throwing the ball into the sea, in the middle of the ocean “I’ll dive for two minutes and get the ball” It was turned into training without the ball because of what they said.
What we call training is not modern training like today, but general training. culture physics her moves were just a little bit of gymnastics or something. Already on the road consuming alcohol and smoking The players had landed in Montevideo with an average of 3-5 kilograms.
Half of the tournament is from South America
7 South American teams are participating in the tournament: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Peru, Paraguay, Uruguay.Already, neither South America can participate in the World Cup with 7 teams again, nor can South American teams gain numerical superiority over European teams. represent Europe Belgium, France, Romania and Yugoslavia is coming. The other two teams Mexico and USA is happening. If we say the USA, they gather Scottish and English players who have lived/played in the USA and participate in the tournament (Already, the USA started to take real interest in this game in the late 1940s, and so did it. To the wrath of Beşiktaş they stop by and get offended, strange but true. I’ll explain that later).
FIFA, which will normally take 16 teams and play a one-match elimination tournament, will continue when there are 13 teams left.Let’s divide into groups, let everyone play with each other once” he says, he does well. You can cross the ocean in 15 days with a steamship and then with a single match. “Okay back home” is it called Lord of the Rings: Is this the Rings of Power? One should not really expect the lordship of Celebrimbor, who was returned from the gate of the dwarf realm.
Teams are divided into 4 groups and group leaders advanced to the semi-finals a format is specified. Meanwhile, as if nothing interesting had happened until now, changes are taking place in the Uruguayan and Argentine squads. The strange thing is not the changes in the rosters, but the reasons for the changes. Argentinean Manuel Ferrera university exams He leaves the team because of it. In its place Guillermo Stabile is recruited. Uruguay goalkeeper Antonio MazzaliHe is removed from the squad when he flees the camp to see his family.
Interesting events do not end in matches.
Although well-intentioned Bolivia team is putting their signature under one of the interesting and funny events of the tournament. Letters on the jerseys of Bolivian players who wear caps while playing matchesLong live Uruguay” he is writing. Unfortunately instead of Viva Uruguay “Viva Uruguay”while reading “Hooray, you’re gayThis gesture is also a bit of a joke since it sounds like ”. Fortunately, there was no Twitter at that time, and the subject is forgotten later.
In the matches at that time There is no such thing as a substitute. If someone is injured, they are out of the game. Therefore, the butchers of the players can be more reasonable in places. It’s popular to injure a person or two, especially when playing with a superior opponent. Placido Galindo, whose job is as brutal as playing football, becomes the first person in the history of the tournament to be kicked out after battering his opponents and breaking a player’s leg in the Romania match. This match too 300 people This is the least watched match in the history of the tournament.
seeded in their own group Brazil, lost 2-1 to Yugoslavia in the first match, never bowed his head against Yugoslavia again in its history. The European team won 4-0 in the Yugoslavia-Bolivia match, where Bolivia’s many goals were not counted.
While the USA team also left their group, the first hat-trick in the history of the World Cup was played by the USA. Bert Patenaude made. Things got mixed up when the Americans wrote the second goal to Paternude, the referee to another player, and the statisticians to someone else. Paternude can only get the title it deserves. in 2006 could get it.
The oddities in the matches were not limited to this.
Argentine Louis Monti, In the France match, he sent two of the opponent’s players off the field with extremely harsh interventions. However, when France found an opportunity and went to the opposing goal, Marcel Langiller had the chance to send the ball to the empty goal of Argentina. He had gotten it, but the Brazilian referee, the end of the match at least five minutes He had finished the match. Then things got mixed up, everyone rushed onto the field, the match started again, but France couldn’t find another chance. Still, at the end of the match, the fans took the French players on their shoulders.
Argentina-Mexico match was also very eventful.
In this match, both teams stepped up on hardness. When an authoritative referee comes across it, in the match exactly 5 penalties decision is out. Moreover, Monti, which we just mentioned, was not in the squad in this match, you think. (By the way, Monti made history by reaching the final with the Italian jersey in the next tournament.)
There was no end to the interestingness of the Argentina matches. USA v Argentina Two different stories are told about an accident. According to one of these stories, USA coach Jack Coll, who was going to help his injured player, was hit by someone on the arm and ammonia salt in Coll’s hand got into the player’s eyes. In a funnier and tournament-worthy version, Coll ether flask He drops it, faints himself to pick up the bottle, and even those around him faint from the smell of ether. In this way, the story resembles the ancestral stories told by Ismail Abi in Leyla and Majnun.
Let the final match go normally, right? No, it doesn’t exist either.
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Before the final match between Argentina and Uruguay ball selection controversy ensues. in astroturf matches “Ball or goal?This is not a discussion like the ” election. Argentines want to play with the ball they brought, while Uruguayans want to play with the ball produced in their own country. in the stands 83 thousand There are people and one third of this crowd consists of people who came to watch the match from Argentina. To avoid unnecessary tension, a coin is tossed, the decision is made to play the first half with Argentina’s ball and the second half with Uruguay’s ball.
After the Olympic final, the winner in the struggle of the two countries that came face to face once again Uruguay It is possible. The match ends with a score of 4-2. Argentina is leading 2-1 in the first half played with the ball they brought, while Uruguay scores 3 goals with their own ball in the second half.
With the winner of the tournament announced, Jules Rimet He finally opens the bag he has carried with him since the teams first set off and gives the World Cup to Uruguay, the first winner! Until the next tournament, the trophy is left to Uruguay. Argentine stable He becomes top scorer with 8 goals. Some Argentine fans stone the Uruguayan consul when he returns home.
4 years later, despite all this happening Neither FIFA nor countries give up and the trophy is arranged once again, and it manages to survive to the present day. It is really admirable that he did not give up after such a tournament.