France's Lucien Laurent, seen in this 2002, scored the first goal in World Cup history at the 1930 tournament in Uruguay. ((CYRIL VILLEMAIN/AFP/Getty Images)) The list of important players who have ...

Lucien Laurent, who has died aged 97, was the first footballer to score a goal in a World Cup. The inaugural tournament was held in Uruguay in 1930, that country then being the Olympic champions. The ...

Lucien Laurent, who combined football with a job working for car manufacturers Peugeot, made a name for himself when he scored the first ever World Cup goal in his side's 4-1 win over Mexico. While ...

This Day In Weather History is a daily podcast by Chris Mei from The Weather Network, featuring stories about people, communities and events and how weather impacted them. On Sunday, July 13, 1930, ...

Lucien Laurent, 90, who scored the first goal at the inaugural World Cup finals in Uruguay in 1930, died Monday in a hospital in Besancon, France, the French Football Federation said Tuesday on its ...

From Lucien Laurent's historic volley, to Fakhreddine Ben Youssef's strike against Panama, relive the FIFA World Cup's milestone goals with 500 days to go until the 2026 edition. In 500 days time, ...

The first ever scorer in the World Cup finals, French midfielder Lucien Laurent, has died aged 97. Laurent scored with a volley against Mexico in the opening match of the 1930 finals in Uruguay, a ...