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Football Trivia Question of the Day

Either:

Brazil Vs Argentina (Argentina had the first domestic league outside the UK, hence the guess), or:
USA Vs Canada (Canada beat the USA 1-0 in 1885, which seems pretty early to me)
 
I think I remember reading something about the USA, so that USA v Canada game seems a good shout to me.

There were a lot of small regional leagues in the US around the turn of the century, before gridiron gained popularity (or possibly even existed).
 
jts1882 said:
I think I remember reading something about the USA, so that USA v Canada game seems a good shout to me.

There were a lot of small regional leagues in the US around the turn of the century, before gridiron gained popularity (or possibly even existed).
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You're right that the United States played Canada in New Jersey as long ago as 1884, in a match the Canadians won 1-0.

And there was a return match the next year at the same venue which America won 1-0 but neither of these games were officially recognised and it wouldn't be until 1924 that USA played their first official international (against Sweden, winning 3-2 in Stockholm).
 
Then following on from DS's point about the early Argentinian league, football also caught on early in the docks and railways of Montevideo. So how about Argentina v Uruguay?

Another possibility would be between outposts of the empire: Australia v New Zealand or South Africa v Rhodesia?
 
jts1882 said:
Then following on from DS's point about the early Argentinian league, football also caught on early in the docks and railways of Montevideo. So how about Argentina v Uruguay?

Another possibility would be between outposts of the empire: Australia v New Zealand or South Africa v Rhodesia?
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Bingo!

Uruguay 2-3 Argentina in Montevideo on 16th May 1901. The two countries would later compete regularly for the Copa Lipton.

Copa Lipton 1905 - 1992
 
Wednesday 12th September 2012:

Who was the manager of the Saarland National Team for the 1954 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers?
 
On the previous question, did you intentionally trick us by not stating when Hungary's first match was?
 
THFC6061 said:
No, Hungary's first international match was against Austria in October 1902 in Vienna which they lost 0-5.
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What is the determinant for counting something as an international match? About a dozen countries had football associations by the turn of the century and friendly internationals had been played for over a decade. Why were the two Canada-USA games not counted?
 
Thursday 13th September 2012:

Which five players are Brazil's all-time top international goalscorers?
 
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