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- There were no qualifiers for the FIFA World Cup 1930 in Uruguay, making it an invitational tournament with every FIFA-affiliated country invited to play. It was the first and last time in FIFA World Cup history that no qualifiers took place.
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1986 FIFA World Cup qualification. 121 teams entered the 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds, competing for 24 places in the final tournament. Mexico, as the hosts, and Italy, as the defending champions, qualified automatically, leaving 22 spots open for competition.
- 801 (2.6 per match)
- 121 (from 6 confederations)
- 308
- Preben Elkjær (8 goals)
Argentina, Uruguay, the United States, and Yugoslavia won their respective groups to qualify for the semi-finals. In the final, hosts and pre-tournament favourites Uruguay defeated Argentina 4–2 in front of 68,346 people to become the first nation to win the World Cup.
- 70 (3.89 per match)
- 18
- Uruguay
- 13 (from 3 confederations)
Sep 7, 2022 · At the FIFA Congress in Barcelona in 1929, Uruguay were officially announced as the first host country of the FIFA World Cup. There were no qualifiers for the FIFA World Cup 1930 in Uruguay, making it an invitational tournament with every FIFA-affiliated country invited to play.
- Utathya Nag
History. The berths for the inaugural 1930 tournament were filled by invitation only. The 1934 one was the first one to have an actual qualifying phase.The first ever World Cup qualifying match was played on 11 June 1933, when Sweden defeated Estonia 6–2 in Stockholm, and the first goal was scored 7 minutes into the game, with some sources attributing it to Swedish captain Knut Kroon while ...
- 1933; 90 years ago
- International (FIFA)
- 211 (currently eligible), 215 (overall)
- Official website
Sep 4, 2014 · 04/09/2014 by Brian Benjamin. WHEN FIFA WAS FORMED IN 1904 its membership was comprised of only seven teams, all from Europe. Over the next two decades more and more national sides joined FIFA, and the 1924 Olympic football tournament was the first one to involve non-European teams with Uruguay, the United States, Turkey and Egypt all taking part.
- Brian Benjamin
1986 World Cup Qualifying Rounds. Previous Competition Next Competition. Host Country: Mexico. Gender: Male. Champion: ar Argentina. Most Goals: Gary Lineker (England) - 6. Become a Stathead & surf this site ad-free. FIFA World Cup History. 1986 World Cup Overview.
121 teams entered the 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds, competing for 24 places in the final tournament. Mexico, as the hosts, and Italy, as the defending champions, qualified automatically, leaving 22 spots open for competition. The draw took place on 7 December 1983 at Zürich, Switzerland.
