France 4-1 Mexico and the First World Cup Match

OTD E0255 — 13 Jul 1930: France beat Mexico 4-1 at Estadio Pocitos in Montevideo in the first World Cup match. This episode traces Jules Rimet, FIFA’s break from Olympic amateurism, the 1928 Amsterdam Congress, Uruguay’s selection as host, the winter chaos and unfinished Centenario, why France-Mexico opened the tournament, the first lineups, referee Domingo Lombardi, Lucien Laurent’s first World Cup goal, Alex Thépot’s injury, Juan Carreño’s Mexican reply, and how Pocitos grew into 3,000 goals, 50 million spectators, and the 2030 centenary return to Montevideo.Ideas: [email protected]