The 1st World Cup was in Uruguay.............they picked Uruguay b/c in 1930 they were celebrating 100 years of independence from Spain................a lot of European countries were not going to send their teams to compete..............and the Uruguayans cried racism...............back then the political situation in Europe was not good..............they were recovering from WW1 still..............and in a depression..........which is why Hitler came to power...................i am relating this story for several reasons....................for one...........1930.................the trip to Uruguay from Europe.............was really only by ship...............a trip that might take 3 or 4 months...................1930 is only 85 years ago..........the World Cup last year was only slightly North............in Brazil................i don't think the European teams took 4 months to reach Uruguay.............
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