THE FUSE

1930 in Uruguay (as a reward for being the reigning Olympic champions from 1928). The hosts won the first-ever World Cup final 4-2 over neighbours Argentina. The massive new 90,000-seater Estadio Centenario in Montevideo wasn’t finished in time for the first week of the tournament. Everyone affiliated to Fifa was invited and 13 teams showed up – nine from the Americas and only four from Europe (France, Yugoslavia, Belgium and Romania). Egypt accepted but missed their boat from Marseille to South America after a storm delayed them.