Trivia for 2 Points

[Jimmy0607]

Who is the only world cup champion to not participate in the following world cup ??

[Jimmy0607]

Country , year , reason

[fsugolf]

wow read it wrong

[pavyracer]

This maybe a tricky question. I'd say West Germany in 1990 won it but in 1994 it participated as a unified Germany.

[Jimmy0607]

No

[pavyracer]

Uruguay won it in 1930 but I'm not sure if they participated in 1934. Uruguay.

[Jimmy0607]

Winner

[fsugolf]

they declined the invitation

[fsugolf]

there was no reason...

[Jimmy0607]

Yeah because a lot of Europeans declined ours in 1930

[lakerboy]

Fsu golf are you kingrevolver

[head_strong]

Uruguay, 1934, war

[head_strong]

The 1950 World Cup, held in Brazil, was the first to include British participants. British teams withdrew from FIFA in 1920, partly out of unwillingness to play against the countries they had been at war with, and partly as a protest against foreign influence on football,but rejoined in 1946 following FIFA's invitation.The tournament also saw the return of 1930 champions Uruguay, who had boycotted the previous two World Cups. Uruguay won the tournament again by defeating the host nation Brazil in one of the most famous matches in World Cup history, which was later called the "Maracanazo"

[Jimmy0607]

This World Cup was unique in that the reigning World Cup holders Uruguay declined an invitation to participate as a mark of defiance against the European snub from the previous World Cup in 1930, becoming the only holders not to compete in the following tournament. There are also indications that Uruguay declined its participation because the major club teams were afraid that their major players might stay with teams in Europe.