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The excitement of FIFA World Cup 2026 is at its peak at this time. The four best teams of the world have made it to the semi-finals and are now fully prepared for the title battle. Both the semi-final matches of FIFA World Cup 2026 are going to start from 15th July (16th July Indian time).
Today is a very special day in the history of football amidst this great competition. Exactly 96 years ago, on July 13, 1930, the foundation of the Football World Cup was laid on the soil of Uruguay and the first match was played. The entire tournament of the first season was full of thrills, but in the final match played between Uruguay and Argentina on July 30, 1930, a historic controversy took place, which added a unique page to the history of football.
When ‘two footballs’ came on the field for a final match
When the teams of Uruguay and Argentina took the field in the final match of 1930, just before the start of the match, a big controversy broke out over the ball. Both teams were adamant on playing the football of their choice:
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Argentina’s insistence: He said that the match would be played with his own light ball ‘Tiento’.
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Uruguay claims: Hosts Uruguay wanted to use their indigenous and slightly heavier ball ‘T-Model’.
This dispute increased so much that the players were not ready to play the match. Ultimately FIFA officials and Belgian referee John Langenas had to intervene. In the end, a unique and historic agreement was reached that the first half would be played with the ball of Argentina’s choice and in the second half, Uruguay would play with the ball of its choice.
The match turned as soon as the ball was changed
The most interesting aspect of this controversy was that as soon as the ball changed in the game, the entire fate of the match changed:
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First half (Argentina ball): Argentina played brilliantly with their favorite ‘Tiento’ ball and took a 2-1 lead at the end of the first half.
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Second half (Uruguay ball): In the second half, as soon as Uruguay’s heavy ‘T-model’ ball came on the field, host Uruguay turned the tables. Uruguay won the match by scoring explosive goals. won 4-2 And won the first FIFA World Cup in history.
3 other interesting facts related to the first World Cup of 1930
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1. The king had selected the entire football team: There were no qualification matches in the first World Cup in 1930. Only 13 teams took part and all came on invitation. In this, Romania’s team was the most unique, because its players were not selected by any coach or selectors, but by the King ‘Carol II’ himself.
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2. Scored the winning goal despite having one hand amputated: Uruguayan star player Hector Castro had one hand cut off in an electric saw accident in his childhood. Despite this, he did not give up and scored the last and historic winning goal for Uruguay in the final match.
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3. First goal in history: Lucien Laurent of France has the honor of scoring the first goal in the history of the FIFA World Cup, who achieved this feat in the match against Mexico.