Football at the 1924 Summer Olympics was the sixth edition of the football tournament at the Summer Olympic Games held in Paris. This was the first tournament where the winners would be recognized as
Crowds arrive for the final, 9 June 1924
The Uruguay team had won the Sudamericano one year before the Games
The Kingdom of SCS side had a poor showing
The French squad, eliminated by Uruguay
The Uruguay national football team, nicknamed la Celeste and los Charrúas, have represented Uruguay in international men's football since their first international match in 1902 and is administered by
Football at the 1924 Summer Olympics
…countries from four confederations for the first time, with African side Egypt (as was the case in the previous edition), Turkey which is partly in Asia, Uruguay representing South America and the United States representing North America. Uruguay made a memorable debut, going undefeated and winning the gold…
In 1917, Uruguay won back-to-back South American titles – this time as hosts.
1924 – Uruguay performed football's first Lap of Honour in France after beating Switzerland 3–0 to become the sport's first world champions.
1928 – Uruguay beat Argentina in Amsterdam to claim back-to-back FIFA world championships.