Football history: Jules Rimet, the man behind the World Cup plan

Jules Rimet's brainchild has come a long way in 96 years. Fourteen teams accepted an invitation to take part in the inaugural tournament in 1930. In 2026, more…

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Jules Rimet, a key figure in football history, is credited with planning the World Cup, but the specifics of his plan remain uncertain.

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• Jules Rimet was the man behind the World Cup plan

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Football history: Jules Rimet, the man behind the World Cup plan Jules Rimet's brainchild has come a long way in 96 years. Fourteen teams accepted an invitation to take part in the inaugural tournament in 1930. In 2026, more than half of the 48 squads competing have battled through two years of qualifying games. According to the collected source material from www.rfi.fr, Jules Rimet's brainchild has come a long way in 96 years. Fourteen teams accepted an invitation to take part in the inaugural tournament in 1930. In 2026, more than half of the 48 squads competing have battled through two years of qualifying games. Editorial classification signals include category: cronaca ; entities mentioned: Football, Jules, Rimet, World ; source timestamp: 2026-06-08T14:33:29+00:00. This draft is a structured rewrite of the feed material and does not add unsupported facts. Its purpose is to provide…

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• The exact details of Jules Rimet's plan for the World Cup are unclear

Categoria: cronaca
Entità: Football, Jules, Rimet, World