📅 The first World Cup kicks off (1930)
Where: Montevideo, Uruguay
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📅 On This Day: July 13
July 13, 1930: The first World Cup kicks off. On 13 July 1930, the first FIFA World Cup matches were played in Montevideo, Uruguay. France's Lucien Laurent scored the first goal in World Cup history, against Mexico. In the final on 30 July, host Uruguay beat Argentina 4–2 to become the first champion.
✨ More events on this day
- 1951 🎨 Vuoristorata, a wooden roller coaster at Linnanmäki park in Helsinki, opened in 1951 and is still rattling along as one of Europe's oldest working coasters.
- 1956 🔬 The Dartmouth workshop, the first meeting ever held about artificial intelligence, was taking place in 1956, when scientists asked whether machines could learn to think.
- 2014 🏅 Germany won the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Rio de Janeiro, beating Argentina 1–0 with a goal by Mario Götze in extra time.
🧠 Question of the day
Which country won the first World Cup?
- Brazil
- France
- Uruguay
Show the answer
Answer: Uruguay
🎂 Landmarks that opened on July 13
Questions
What happened on July 13?
July 13, 1930: The first World Cup kicks off. It happened in Montevideo, Uruguay.
Which landmarks opened on July 13?
Hollywood Sign (dedicated 1923).
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