The current FIFA World Cup is a lot of fun, but it does not compare to the craziness that was the 1930 World Cup. This Twitter handle recited a brief history of the 1930 World Cup, from referees wearing suits to Bolivians playing in berets to managers knocked out with chloroform. Check it out!
- The European teams sailed across the Atlantic together and trained on the top deck.
- Egypt was supposed to participate, but they were late and missed the boat, leaving the tournament with only 13 teams. *Awkward*
- Argentina’s team quickly established itself as the bad boys.
- Argentina vs. USA semi-final turned ugly, leaving American players with broken legs and knocked-out teeth. One of them was even taken to the hospital.
- When the American referee tried to intervene, he slipped and smashed a bottle of chloroform in his pocket and passed out from the fumes. *Wild*
- Uruguay defeated Argentina in the finals, sparking a riot among Argentine fans. Classic!
- Alfred Eisenbeisser Feraru, a Romanian midfielder, became ill and was taken to the hospital mid-sail. People back home assumed he had died.
- His mother had made funeral arrangements for him, only for him to walk through the door on the day of the wake, causing her to faint.
- Feraru recovered in time to compete in both figure skating and bobsleigh for Romania at the next Olympics.
Could it have gotten any crazier? What a wonderful time to be alive.
