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DAWN OF THE WORLD: Steven Kennedy looks at the first World Cup in Uruguay in 1930

THE World Cup returns to the Americas once again this summer, but under circumstances utterly unimaginable to those who crossed oceans for the tournament’s first edition in 1930.

All over: Uruguay’s Hector Castro scores their fourth goal to seal victory against Argentina in the final

The World Cup hosted jointly by the United States, Canada and Mexico will be the biggest ever staged: 48 teams, 16 host cities, continental travel on a massive scale, VAR, billion-dollar stadiums, and a global media machine that transforms every match into a worldwide event.
Ninety-six years earlier, the inau...

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