Latin American Soccer

World Champions

Do you have first World Cup held in Montevideo, the capital of Uruguay. The team from Uruguay, one of greatest teams of all time, won the international title, followed by Argentina and Yugoslavia (now Serbia), USA, Chile, Brazil, France, Paraguay, Romania, Peru, Belgium, Bolivia, and Mexico. Historically, there has been competitive in football. The Spaniards had won six tournaments in South America between 1916 and 1926. Two years ago, she placed first in the Olympics Games of the VIII, Paris, France. Then made the Republic of South American popular press throughout June 1928, when he the Olympic Summer Games IX in Amsterdam (Netherlands), a performance that inspired more have served Uruguay. It was his second consecutive Olympic title.

World Cup Tournament

Do you have this global event in Brazil lost the final host of the 1950 Uruguay, led by Jacinto Varela Obdulio. The Brazilian team beat Mexico 4-0 and 2-0 to Yugoslavia in the first round. Then they tied me with Switzerland 2-2. On his next train crushed the host Sweden 7-1 and Spain 6-1.

Bolivarian Champions!

Between 15 October 29th October 1977, players of Bolivia, won by the host nation's gold medal at the Bolivarian Games VIII, one of the oldest multi-sport events on Earth. The champions were: Remberto Arispe, Ramiro Vargas, Aldo Fierro, Juan Pena, Ronald Garrido, Carlos Espinola, Carmelo Angulo, Max Rougcher Manuel Blanco, Ramiro Portugal, Hugo Pereira, Roberto Cortes, Leonardo and Bejar. The following year the team finished third at the games, I South America, behind Paraguay and Ecuador. Fifteen years ago the team won the Cup in Bolivia in South America, at the expense of Paraguay (Runner-up), Argentina and Brazil.

World Cup 1978

Did you know At the world championships in Buenos Aires XI, the hosts lost 0-1 to Italy - a soccer-loving countries - in the prelims. However, the Argentine Republic, a resource-rich South America - won the global competition.

Intercontinental Cup 1981

Do you have on 10 February 1981, Nacional (Uruguay) play Nottingham Forest (Kingdom United) 1-0 and won the World Cup in Tokyo (Japan).

Copa América 1979

Have you in the late 1970s, the team of Paraguay, the Cup final in South America increased for the seventh time and has won the latter one.