13th July 1930 FIFA WORLD CUP ON THIS DAY, 1930, 96 years ago, The first ever World Cup goal was scored. The goal was scored by French Legend, Lucien Laurent.
Lucien Laurent later joined the French armed forces during World War II , but spent three years as a prisoner of war in Saxony, before being released in 1943.
He played two years of wartime football for Besançon before retiring in 1946, opting to become a trainer and youth coach. He was the only surviving member of the 1930 French team to see France lift the 1998 World Cup on home soil, but died seven years later at the age of 97 in Besançon
On this day in 1930, 13 teams across Europe and the Americas took the field in Montivideo in Uruguay, for the start of the first FIFA World Cup. The tournament was hosted entirely in the Uruguayan capital, with the majority of games taking place at the then-newly constructed Estadio Centenario.
Asia (0) Africa (0)
| North America (2) South America (7) | Europe (4) |
The two opening matches kicked off simultaneously, and French forward Lucien Laurent scored the first goal in World Cup history—reportedly in falling snow. Uruguay would go on to defeat Argentina 4-2 on July 30 1930, to become the first World Football Cup champions.
Uruguay  | 4–2 |  Argentina |
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