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The first official international football match was played, between the national teams of Scotland and England, played in Glasgow Scotland. The game was played on 30 November 1872, and finished with a 0-0 draw.
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The four British associations agreed on a uniform code and formed the International Football Association Board.
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The first international match played by teams outside of Great Britain was between USA and Canada, played in Newark and ended with Canada winning 1-0.
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In 1930 the first ever FIFA World Cup was held in Uruguay and has remained the pinnacle of the soccer world ever since.
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the FIFA World Cup should have taken place for the fourth time in 1942 but the outbreak of World War Two meant otherwise
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The world was officially introduced to Pelé in the 1958 World Cup in Sweden. Displaying remarkable speed, athleticism and field vision, the 17-year-old erupted to score three goals in a 5-2 semifinal win over France, then netted two more in the finals, a 5-2 win over the host country.
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. Argentina was captained by Diego Maradona, who scored the "Hand of God" goal, as well as another voted "Goal of the Century"
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Ronaldo has won a second World Cup in 2002 where he scored twice in the final, and received the Golden Boot as top goalscorer. During the 2006 FIFA World Cup, Ronaldo scored his 15th World Cup goal which was a World Cup record.
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Zidane, the star of France’s Golden Generation, gets sent off for head butting Italy’s Marco Materazzi in the World Cup final
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Paul the Octopus was a common octopus who supposedly predicted the results of association football matches. He made several accurate predictions in the 2010 World Cup which brought him worldwide attention as an animal oracle
