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QUICK FACT: First World Cup Goal

March 4, 2009 | The Beautiful Game | Add a comment

Did you know that the first World Cup goal was scored by Lucien Laurent of France? In 1930, the first ever World Cup was held in Uruguay and the first two games were held simultaneously. France beat Mexico 4-1 and USA beat Belgium 3-0.

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Name: Joshua
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wait a sec… you mean to say that in the first ever World Cup… USA actually won??? and that win was one of the first games ever? weird

On March 4, 2009 Jake said

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