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The 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris marked the first official open FIFA World Championship in history. This tournament allowed professional player participation for the first time ever before. It opened doors for players who needed payment to survive under strict amateur rules.
Matches took place at several specific stadiums within the Paris area including Colombes Olympic Stadium and Bergeyre Stadium. The Colombes Olympic Stadium held up to 60,000 spectators while Pershing Stadium accommodated 8,110 people. The Paris Stadium seated 5,145 individuals for various group games and some fixtures occurred at the Vélodrome de Vincennes venue as well.
Four FIFA representatives on the International Football Association Board refused a request regarding professional subsidies in 1923. Consequently both the United Kingdom and Denmark withdrew their footballers from representing nations due to this conflict between amateur ideals and professional payments. Britain had long maintained strict amateur rules while continental Europe moved toward payment.
Goalscorer lists show Pedro Petrone topped charts with seven total goals during the competition. Uruguay won the gold medal after defeating European opposition three goals to zero in the final match. He remains youngest football gold-medalist history of Games to date being two days shy of nineteenth birthday accepting gold medal.
Football expanded to 22 countries from four confederations across the globe including African side Egypt and Turkey which is partly in Asia. Uruguay represented South America and the United States represented North America while Sweden defeated reigning gold-medallists Belgium eight goals to one. Final ranking placed Uruguay first followed by Switzerland then Sweden third.