About this episode

The episode discusses the chaotic events surrounding FIFA's first-ever World Cup.

FIFA's first-ever World Cup was a hot mess from start to finish. Countries refusing to go, others missing their boat to get there, and that was before the football started. If you’d like more Sports Bizarre, become a member of Bizarre Plus. Click here to join today As a member, you’ll get: A weekly bonus podcast Access to all past episodes Exclusive behind-the-scenes access Access to the members-only chatroom Ability to vote on future episodes Early access to any live show tickets See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Hosts: Mick Molloy, Titus O’Reily

Topics covered

• World Cup
• FIFA
• sports history
• chaotic events
• football
• international competition

Keywords

• FIFA
• World Cup
• chaotic
• football
• sports history
• international competition

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: FIFA

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