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First and Oldest Soccer Club
Sheffield FC Founded October 24,1857 -
First Soccer Club Formed outside of Europe
Oneida Football Club was formed in Boston, Massachusetts, USA -
First International Soccer Match
Scotland vs England The match took place at West of Scotland Cricket Club's ground at Hamilton Crescent in Partick, Scotland. The match finished in a 0–0 draw and was watched by 4,000 spectators. -
Soccer is officially an event in the Olympics
Eight teams entered (including two from France) Netherlands, Denmark, France A, France B, and Great Britain, Sweden. Bohemia and Hungary withdrew before the event. -
First World Cup
The Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) held soccer's first World Cup tournament in Montevideo, Uruguay, with 13 teams. France, Belgium, Yugoslavia, Romania, Uruguay Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia, Chile, Paraguay, Peru, Mexico and the United States. Two balls were used, 1st half ball from Argentina and 2nd half from Uruguay. Uruguay beat the Argentineans 4-2. -
First worldwide television coverage of a World Cup
The 1958 World Cup Sweden Brazil won it's first every World Cup by defeating Sweden 5 -2 Also at the 1958 World Cup, Pele made his first apperance and was the youngest player at 17 years and 249 days. -
First FIFA World Youth Tournament
Was held in Tunisia 16 International Youth Teams Participated Countries that participated: Mexico, Tunisia, Spain, France, Uruguay, Honduras, Hungary, Morocco, Brazil, Iran, Italy, Ivory Coast, Soviet Union, Paraguay, Iraq, Austria. Mexico and the Soviet Union faced of in the final where at the end of regulation time, the game ended in a 2-2 tie. The Soviet Union beat Mexico in penalty kicks to win the first ever international youth tournament. -
First Women's World Cup
Was held in China Each of the six FIFA confederations had at least one representative. 12 teams participated. International teams that participated: USA, Brazil, Denmark, Germany, Italy, Norway, Sweden, New Zealand, China PR, Japan, Nigeria, and Chinese Taipei. The USA beat Norway in the final match 2-1 to take the first Womens World Cup. -
The beginning of Major League Soccer
The MLS started out with 10 clubs. Tampay Bay Mutiny, Los Angeles Galaxy, D.C. United, Dallas Burn, Kansas City Wiz, San Jose Clash, New York/New Jersey MetroStars, Columbus Crew, New England Revolution, and Colorado Rapids. The teams played thirty-two games each. They were divided into 2 groups, Eastern and Western. The MLS also introdcued the shootout when games ended even. There were no ties. D.C. United became the first MLS Champions defeating Los Angeles Galaxy 3-2 in the playoffs. -
First FIFA Club World Cup Tournament
Eight qualifiers:
Corinthians (Host) - 1998 Campeonato Brasileiro winners
Manchester United - 1998–99 UEFA Champions League winners
Necaxa - 1999 CONCACAF Champions' Cup winners
Raja Casablanca -1999 CAF Champions League winners
Real Madrid - 1998 Intercontinental Cup winners
South Melbourne - 1999 Oceania Club Champions
Vasco da Gama - 1998 Copa Libertadors winners
Al-Nassr - 1998 Asian Super Cup winners The final was competed between Corinthians and Vasco de Gama. Corinithians won.
