The Inaugural Match: 76 Years of Stories that Speak More About the Host Countries than About the Competition

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From Montevideo in 1930 to the Azteca stadium in 2026, the initial World Cup matches portray not only epochs, but very complex realities full of anecdotes and dramas Unfinished stadiums, cursed matches, defeated champions and humiliated hosts. The history of the world's inaugural matches is milled with anecdotes, peripheral stories that often tell more about the country where the ball starts to roll. In Montevideo, in 1930, in a championship tha…