Latvia Wins the First Baltic Cup

OTD E0269 — 27 Jul 1928: Latvia beat Estonia 1–0 in Tallinn to win the first Baltic Cup. This episode places the tournament inside the volatile football politics of the late 1920s: Olympic amateurism versus professionalism, the British Home Nations’ withdrawal from FIFA, Denmark and the northern amateur tradition, Hugo Meisl, Henri Delaunay, the Mitropa Cup, the Central European International Cup, the Nordic Championship, the Balkan Cup, and FIFA’s decision to press ahead with its own World Cup. It then traces the 1928 Baltic Cup, Latvia’s win, the Soviet interruption, the post-1991 return, Latvia’s Euro 2004 high point, and why regional football still matters.Ideas: [email protected]