FIFA Timeline By butt3rfly5 May 21, 1904 FIFA FOUNDED Period: May 21, 1904 to May 21, 1946 Fifa History Oct 19, 1908 SOUTH AFRICA INCLUDED IN FIFA Oct 19, 1908 FIFA FIRST GAME Jun 29, 1912 ARGENTINA AND CHILE INCLUDED IN FIFA Jul 6, 1912 1912 FIFA STOCKHOLM TOURNAMENT Jul 18, 1914 WORLD WAR 1 STARTS Jun 14, 1916 1916 FIFA CUP CANCELLED DUE TO WORLD WAR 1 Nov 11, 1918 WORLD WAR 1 ENDS Aug 28, 1920 FIFA ANTWERP BELGIUM TOURNAMENT May 25, 1924 FIFA PARIS FRANCE TOURNAMENT May 27, 1928 FIFA AMSTERDAM NETHERLANDS TOURNAMENT Jul 13, 1930 FIFA URUGUAY TOURNAMENT May 27, 1934 FIFA ITALY TOURNAMENT Jun 9, 1938 FIFA FRANCE TOURNAMENT Sep 1, 1939 WORLD WAR 2 STARTS Jun 1, 1942 FIFA TOURNAMENT CANCELLED DUE TO WORLD WAR 2 Sep 2, 1945 WORLD WAR 2 ENDS Jun 1, 1946 FIFA TOURNAMENT CANCELLED - RECOVERING FROM WAR