1930 World Cup
First FIFA world cup
May 21st 1904: FIFA founded
On this day in 1904, the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) was founded in Paris. The English Football Association was founded in 1863, which inspired calls for an international federation of the sport. The first official international football match took place in Brussels between Belgium and France in May 1904, and there plans were set for a founding assembly; the British association was initially unwilling to participate. The meeting which established FIFA was attended by representatives from football clubs from seven European countries. After the association’s establishment, the terms of the organisation were decided, which included disallowing players from playing simultaneously for different national associations, and an annual free for each participating association. FIFA grew rapidly, with more countries joining every year, and in the 1910s the organisation expanded beyond Europe by including South Africa, Argentina, Chile, and the United States. After football was included in the Olympics for the first time, FIFA began the push for a world championship. In 1930, the first FIFA World Cup was hosted in Uruguay, which won Olympic gold in 1924 and 1928. The association expanded from there, and now includes 209 member associations and earns billions of dollars annually. FIFA is one of the most powerful international sports bodies in the world, and has become increasingly controversial due to corruption allegations.
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