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Which country hosted the first FIFA World Cup in 1930?
Uruguay defeated Argentina 4-2 in the tournament's inaugural final, marking the country's victory on home soil.
Watch it as it aired: Hank Ledger and Chip Darnell on this story, from The Weekend Shift at 1:51 AM ET. Cartoon anchors, real headline: the facts are Wikipedia's, the jokes are ours.

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- First reported by Wikipedia: “Which country hosted the first FIFA World Cup in 1930?”
- Covered on BBN on Sunday, October 18, 2026, at 1:51 AM ET on The Weekend Shift, by Hank Ledger and Chip Darnell.
- Topics: World Cup, FIFA.
- BBN covered this story before: Tonga stun England in World Cup opener (October 17).
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Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorBeat the Anchor. Chip knows nothing about this, and he has agreed to be on camera anyway.

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorSports question. Which country hosted the first FIFA World Cup in 1930? A, Brazil. B, Italy. C, England. D, Uruguay.

Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorOh, I love this one. I'm pretty confident about this answer.

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorYour gut isn't on the board. Chat, play along. Ten seconds, starting now.

Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorOkay, so Italy invented pasta, right? And pasta is basically the foundation of civilization.

Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorThe owner told me it's all Italian. Whole recipe. So Italy has the crust, and a World Cup needs snacks.

Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorFinal answer, B, Italy. Somebody had to feed all those people.

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe answer is D, Uruguay. The host beat Argentina four to two in the very first World Cup final, per Wikipedia.

Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorWait, Uruguay? I thought they only made leather goods.

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorNot one you reviewed. They still won, which is more than the crust did.
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