Uruguay & England Win Soccer World Cup
by James Green on 30/07/10 at 12:22 pm
On 30th July 1930 Uruguay won the inaugural soccer World Cup by beating Argentina 4-2 in the final, which was held, like all the matches, in Montevideo. On 30th July 1966 England beat West Germany in that year’s World Cup Final held at Wembley Stadium in London. In 1928 FIFA (the football world governing body) [...]
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