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1 day ago · 1930 World Cup A Yugoslavia line-up at the 1930 FIFA World Cup. In 1929, the country was renamed to Yugoslavia and the football association became Fudbalski savez Jugoslavije and ordered to move its headquarters from Zagreb to Belgrade. The national team participated at the 1930 FIFA World Cup, finishing in fourth place
1 day ago · After the poor performance of Uruguay in 2022 FIFA World Cup, Bielsa decided to rejuvenate the team by calling 14 uncapped new players against the friendly matches of Nicaragua and Cuba, leaving the veteran players who participated in the World Cup four times (2010, 2014, 2018, and 2022) Edinson Cavani, Fernando Muslera, and Luis Suárez out of ...
1 day ago · 2006 FIFA World Cup squads. This article lists the confirmed national football squads for the 2006 FIFA World Cup tournament held in Germany, between 9 June and 9 July 2006. Before announcing their final squad, several teams named a provisional squad of 23 to 33 players, but each country's final squad of 23 players had to be submitted by 15 May ...
6 days ago · Oldest player to appear in a World Cup match. Diego Ormaechea, Uruguay, aged 40 years, 26 days (v South Africa, 15 October 1999) Oldest player to appear in a World Cup final. Duane Vermeulen, South Africa, aged 37 years, 117 days (v New Zealand, 28 October 2023) Oldest player to win a World Cup final
May 26, 2024 · 13 teams (Argentina, Chile, France, Mexico, Yugoslavia, Brazil, Bolivia, Uruguay, Romania, Peru, USA, Paraguay and Belgium) participated in the first World Cup in history. This was the only Cup not to have a preliminary {round;} all the participants entered by invitation.
3 days ago · In his nation's final group game of the 2018 FIFA World Cup on 25 June, Cavani scored Uruguay's final goal in a 3–0 win over hosts Russia. Cavani then went on to score both of Uruguay's goals against Portugal in a 2–1 victory in the Round of 16 on 30 June, [145] though he was withdrawn in the second-half with an apparent hamstring injury.
15 hours ago · In 1930, Bolivia was one of the teams invited to the inaugural edition of the World Cup, held in Uruguay. Drawn in Group 2 of the 1930 World Cup, Bolivia lost both its games 4–0, first to Yugoslavia at the Estadio Parque Central, and then to Brazil in the Estadio Centenario.
