The Final: Spain v Italy
Didn't the British flounce after 1920 when they lost the first round under the thinly vieled excuse of professionalism in the tournament.
There seemed to be alot of teams entered in 1924 and Uruguay came over and beat the Europeans in their own back yard which is as impressive as Brazil's world cup win in 1958.
The world cup of 1930 was set up mainly because the football was going to be dropped for the 1932 Olympics.
Olympic wins of 24,28 and the world cup of 30 is as impressive as Spains achievement.
Flynnie wrote: Uruguay's win in 1924 is slightly ropey, in that the competition wasn't that great. That said, the South Americans did have to travel by boat and then trousered the competition, including beating France 5-1.
The 1928 win is unquestionable, IMO. All of Europe's leading teams were there, the Argentinians were there, there were stars all over the place, and they won. It was basically a proto-World Cup. They're more than entitled to count that if you ask me. The Brits weren't there, but pig-headed insularity shouldn't be held against the Uruguayans.
The 1928 win is unquestionable, IMO. All of Europe's leading teams were there, the Argentinians were there, there were stars all over the place, and they won. It was basically a proto-World Cup. They're more than entitled to count that if you ask me. The Brits weren't there, but pig-headed insularity shouldn't be held against the Uruguayans.
There seemed to be alot of teams entered in 1924 and Uruguay came over and beat the Europeans in their own back yard which is as impressive as Brazil's world cup win in 1958.
The world cup of 1930 was set up mainly because the football was going to be dropped for the 1932 Olympics.
Olympic wins of 24,28 and the world cup of 30 is as impressive as Spains achievement.
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