![]() The first official international match outside the British Isles was played between Uruguay and Argentina in Montevideo in July 1902. īy the twentieth century football had gained ground all around the world and national football associations were being founded. and the Heart of Midlothian F.C., which Sunderland won. ![]() The first official international football match was played in 1872 in Glasgow between Scotland and England, although at this stage the sport was rarely played outside Great Britain.Īt the end of the 19th century, games that were considered the " football world championship" were meetings between leading English and Scottish clubs, like the 1895 game between Sunderland A.F.C. Illustration of the first international match between England and Scotland, 1872
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