By the time the twentieth century began,
all that had changed. Nations all over the globe were taking up soccer and
forming leagues. In an effort to bring these nations together on the soccer
pitch cheap FIFA coins (Federation
Internationale de Football Association) was born in Paris on May 22, 1904.
In 1904 soccer was featured as a trial
sport at the Olympics, and became an officially recognized one at the 1908
games. However only amateur teams were allowed to participate, so FIFA began
looking for ways to organize a competition between the world's soccer
professionals. When it was announced that soccer was to be dropped from the
1932 Olympic Games in Los Angeles because of the US lack of interest in the
sport, the need for a professional worldwide soccer tournament seemed to become
even more pressing.
Jules Rimet, then president of FIFA 15 PS4 account
set about the task of organizing what would become the inaugural FIFA World
Cup. Nations were invited rather than having to qualify and Uruguay was chosen
as the competition venue, in part to celebrate the centennial off the country's
independence.