Short History of Italy in this World Cup

By Carlo Zapponi - June 25, 2010

Italy in the World Cup in two pictures. Bye bye South Africa.

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World Cup History: Italy vs. Brazil, 1938

By Sam Martin - June 7, 2010

The 1938 Italian national team.

The first World Cup tournament took place in Montevideo, Uruguay, in 1930. Thirteen teams competed, and the host country won, which was not a fluke. Uruguay had actually been the repeat champions in the 1920 and 1924 Olympic games in Paris and Amsterdam respectively. Before 1930, the Olympics were considered the pinnacle of international soccer competition.

Since 1930, the Cup has brought enough drama, tragedy, comedy, and history to make Shakespeare proud, and indeed reams of paper and miles of film have been dedicated to documenting the beautiful game.

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