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First Official International Soccer Match
Soccer Match between Scotland and England ends in 0-0 draw.
This changed the sport by making the world aware of the sport.
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Formation of International Football Association Board
Four British associations agreed on uniform code and established the board.
This changed the sport by making it more official with a board and rules
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First International Match Outside of England
Canada and USA played in Newark ending in 1-0 Canada
This changed the sport by bringing international games over to the western world
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Penalty Kick
The penalty was introduced to the game
This added another strategy for players to use throughout their games
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Olympics
Soccer is played in the Olympics for the first time
This made it so teams from all around the world could compete with other world class athletes
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FIFA
Delegates of France, Belgium, Denmark, the Netherlands, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland meet in Paris and establish FIFA
This put down the foundation to keep the sport alive for decades to come
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FIFA World Cup
First Soccer World Cup held in Montevideo, Uruguay, with 13 teams
This established a tradition in the game of soccer to gather teams from all over the world and then crown a champion
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Olympics
Soccer is taken off of the list of Olympic sports due to argument between FIFA and the IOC and the expenses of traveling to the USA for the Olympics
This made FIFA and the IOC really crack down on the sport and get their definitions of professional sports on the same page
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Women's World Cup
The USA women's team won the inaugural World Cup in China
This was a big deal since the sport was a male dominated sport before, but because of this, it was clear to the world that women can play soccer just as well as men can
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Olympics
USA Women's Soccer team won first ever Women's Soccer event at the Olympics
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