现代足球起源于英国,随后风靡世界。由于足球运动的发展,国际比赛也随之出现。1896年第一届现代奥运会在希腊举行时,足球就列为正式比赛项目,丹麦以9∶0大胜希腊,成为奥运会第一个足球冠军。因为奥运会不允许职业运动员参加,到了1928年(第九届奥运会)足球比赛已无法持续。早在1885年,英国就创办了职业足球俱乐部参加的国家冠军赛。后来职业足球俱乐部在奥地利、西班牙、意大利、匈牙利、捷克等国也取得了合法地位,使这些国家的优秀运动员全部集中到职业俱乐部去了。可是,奥运会比赛只许业余运动员参加。因此,这些国家选派的足球队并不是自己国家的最强阵容,无法反映出这些国家的真正水平。因此,1928年的奥运会,西班牙、匈牙利、奥地利、捷克等国拒绝参赛。有些国家把职业球员当作业余球员报名参赛。这样便损害了其他国家的利益,这种比赛决出的冠军名不副实。因此,创办一个新的世界足球比赛的愿望日益强烈。这种比赛取消了“职业”和“业余”的限制,各 Modern football originated in the United Kingdom, then swept the world. Due to the development of football, international competitions also appear. When the first modern Olympic Games were held in Greece in 1896, football was listed as an official event. Denmark won Greece 9-0 and became the first Olympic champion. Because the Olympic Games do not allow professional athletes to participate, by 1928 (the Ninth Olympic Games) football match has not sustained. As early as 1885, the United Kingdom founded the National Championship of Professional Football Clubs. Later, professional football clubs in Austria, Spain, Italy, Hungary, Czech Republic and other countries also made a legal status, so that all the outstanding athletes in these countries to the professional club to go. However, amateur athletes are only allowed to participate in the Olympic Games. Therefore, the football teams selected by these countries are not the strongest teams in their own countries and can not reflect the true level of these countries. Therefore, the 1928 Olympic Games, Spain, Hungary, Austria, Czech Republic and other countries refused to participate. Some countries register professional players as amateurs. This will undermine the interests of other countries, the winner of this tournament was unworthy of the name. As a result, the desire to start a new world football match is growing. This game canceled the “occupation” and “amateur” restrictions, each