Facts About Football #3

The Lists of firsts in football and soccer #2! 

Interesting fact says that the first World Cup match took place on 1930!
The first World Cup match was played on July 13, 1930, between France and Mexico in Montevideo, Uruguay. France won the match 4–1 and Lucien Laurent of France scored the first goal.




Interesting fact says that the first team from Africa to play in World cup was Egypt!
Egypt played only one game in the 1934 tournament and lost 4–2 to Hungary in Naples, Italy. Egypt didn’t play in the final rounds again until 1990, when the country played three matches with a defeat and two ties.

Interesting fact says that the first team from Asia to play in World cup was Indonesia!
The Dutch East Indies (today known as Indonesia) qualified for the World Cup final round in 1938 as the first ever representative from Asia. The team made the long journey to France to play only one match, a 6–0 loss to Hungary in Reins. It is the only World Cup final-round contest in the country’s history.




Interesting fact says that Anatoliy Puzach was the first substitute in world cup!
Substitutions were not alloed in World Cup play until 1970. Viktor Serebryanikov was the first player to be replaced, by Anatoliy Puzach after 45 minutes, who was inserted into the match against Mexico on May 31, 1970, in Mexico City. The contest ended in a scoreless tie.

Interesting fact says that Juan Ignacio Basaguren was the first subsitute to score a goal!
Juan Ignacio Basaguren of Mexico made history on June 7, 1970 against El Salvador by becoming the first substitute to replace a substitute in a World Cup final-round match and the first substitute to score a goal, helping Mexico to a 4–0 victory.


Interesting fact says that Pedro Cea was the first player to score both in Olympics and world cup!
Uruguay’s Pedro Cea was the first player to score in an Olympic final and a World Cup final. In the 1924 Olympic gold-medal match, Cea connected in a 3–0 win over Switzerland. He also had a score in the first World Cup final, as Uruguay defeated Argentina 4–2.






Interesting fact says that the first draw in a world cup match was between Brazil and England in 1958!
Scoreless draws have become relatively commonplace in recent World Cup play, but the first one didn’t occur until 1958, the sixth tournament, when England and Brazil battled 90 minutes without a goal in Gothenburg, Sweden.

Interesting fact says that the first live world cup match was telecast in 1954!
The first World Cup telecast was aired on June 16, 1954, when Yugoslavia defeated France 1–0 in Lausanne, Switzerland.


Interesting fact says that the first worlf cup mascot was introduced in 1966!
The first World Cup mascot was World Cup Willie at the 1966 tournament in England. Willie was a lion-like boy.





Interesting fact says that the first womens world cup was held in 1991!
In the final, the United States defeated Norway 2–1 before a capacity crowd of 65,000 at Tianhe Stadium in Guangzhou, China. With two minutes remaining in regulation, Michelle Akers- Stahl stole a weak back pass from a Norwegian defender and scored the first goal, which broke a 1–1 tie. The U.S. women were unbeaten in six matches, and Akers-Stahl scored ten goals.




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