Who initiated the first World Cup?

Frenchman Jules. Remet (1837-1956).

After the 1928 Olympic Games, FIFA convened a meeting of delegates and unanimously passed a resolution to hold the quadrennial World Football Championship. This has played a positive role in promoting the further development and improvement of world football. Initially, this new football tournament was called the "World Football Championship".

In 1956, FIFA held a meeting in Luxembourg and decided to change the name to the "Remet Cup". This is in recognition of the achievements of former FIFA President Frenchman Rimet for football. Remet served as president of FIFA for 33 years (1921-1954) and was the initiator and organizer of the World Football Championship.

Later, it was suggested that the two names should be combined and called "World Football Championship - Remet Cup". As a result, at the Helsinki meeting, it was decided to change the name to the "World Football Championship - Remet Cup", or "World Cup" for short.

The Frenchman Jules Remet (1837-1956), who proposed the idea of the World Football Championship at the 1920 Olympic Games in Antwerp, pointed out in a report in 1926 that "football can bring eternal faith and true peace to mankind", organized a special committee to study the feasibility of hosting the World Cup, and on May 26, 1928 at the FIFA Congress in Rotterdam, the delegates voted 25-5 to hold the World Cup every four years. The first World Cup in Uruguay in 1930.

The founders were: the Frenchman Jules Remet (1837-1956), who proposed the idea of the World Football Championship at the Antwerp Olympics in 1920 and in 1926.

A report states that "football can bring eternal faith and true peace to mankind", and a special committee was organized to study the holding of the World Cup.

Feasibility, May 26, 1928 at the FIFA Congress in Rotterdam, delegates voted 25-5 to hold the World Cup every four years.

Since the first 1930 World Cup, the venues have been Uruguay, Italy, France, Brazil, Switzerland, Sweden, Chile, England, Mexico, West Germany, Argentina, Spain, Mexico, Italy, the United States, France, South Korea and Japan, Germany, South Africa, Brazil, Russia, and Qatar.

Related introductions. The World Cup is held every four years, and any FIFA member state (region) can send a team to register for this event.

Due to the popularity of the theme song of the 1998 World Cup and its huge influence in the football world for a long time, it is known as the "Cup of Life". The Brazilian national team is the team with the most accolades, winning five World Cups and permanently retaining the Remet Cup, the trophy of its predecessor, after three World Cup victories.

The birthplace of modern football is England, whose team won the World Cup for the first time in 1966. The current World Cup trophy is the Hercules Cup, which was first lifted by four-time World Cup winners Germany in 1974 and has been used ever since. In the 2002 South Korea-Japan World Cup, China qualified for the World Cup finals for the first time.