Claim: The Uruguay national football team played at the 1928 Olympics games.
Evidence: They have won the Gold Medals in football at the Summer Olympics twice , in 1924 and 1928 recognized by FIFA as World Cup , before the creation of the World Cup.
Football at the 1928 Summer Olympics tournament , won by Uruguay against Argentina , would be the precursor to the first FIFA World Cup held in 1930 in Uruguay.