

Great Britain (represented by the England national amateur football team) won the gold medals. Planned by The Football Association (FA), England's football governing body, the event was for amateur players only and was regarded suspiciously as a show rather than a competition. These were very early days for international football, and the official history of FIFA describes the competition as having been a failure.

The first international tournament, the inaugural edition of the British Home Championship, took place in 1. The world's first international football match was a challenge match played in Glasgow in 1. Green: once dark green: twice light green: planned. FIFA World Cup - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
