The first World Cup was held in 1930 and is held every four years. The first World Cup was held in Uruguay in 1930. Brazil has won a record five World Cup titles, and Brazilian Ronaldo holds the individual record for most World Cup goals with 15. Many believed American Bart McGee scored the first goal in the World Cup, against Belgium in the 40th minute.The red and yellow card system was not introduced until the 1970. The youngest player to play in a World Cup match was Northern Ireland's Norman Whiteside against Yugoslavia in 1982. He was 17 years, 41 days old. The highest attendance for one match was in the 1950 final. The official attendance was 199,854 for the match between Brazil and Uruguay in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Hungary scored 27 goals in the 1954 World Cup. Hungary made the finals that year but lost to West Germany 3-2. The first player to receive a red card was Chile's Carlos Caszely in 1974 in a match against West Germany in the 67th minute.
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