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Jules Rimet, president of FIFA, 1933
Jules Rimet, president of FIFA, 1933

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Person1873 – 1956

Jules Rimet

French football administrator who, as president of FIFA (1921–1954), created the World Cup; the first trophy was named after him

Born in a small village in eastern France, he practised law in Paris and in 1897 founded the football club Red Star. He became president of the French football federation in 1919 and of FIFA in 1921. Unlike Olympic football, open only to amateurs, he championed a world tournament for professionals too, and after the 1928 congress approved it, the first World Cup was held in Uruguay in 1930. In 33 years as president, until 1954, he made FIFA a worldwide body, and the first trophy bore his name.

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    1904Founding of FIFAkey figure

    Football associations from France, Belgium, Denmark, the Netherlands, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland met in Paris to found the Fédération Internationale de Football Association. In 1928 its congress resolved to hold a world tournament open to professionals — the World Cup.

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    19301930 FIFA World Cup Uruguayrelated figure

    The first World Cup was held in Montevideo. Thirteen nations took part, and in the final the hosts Uruguay beat Argentina 4–2.

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  • FIFA World Cup1904 – 2026

    From the founding of FIFA to the 48-team tournament in North America — the football championship that has gathered the world every four years since Uruguay 1930