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History of the World Cup

History of the World Cup

May 21, 2010

The world’s first international soccer match took place in Glasgow between Scotland and England in 1872.  The first international tournament, the British Home Championship, took place in 1884.  During this time period, the sport was not played very often outside of the United Kingdom.  At the turn of the century, however, soccer began to grow [...]

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