Which country won the FIFA World Cup immediately after World War II?
Category: Football · Difficulty: expert
Hint: The victory came in the first post-war tournament.
Answer
Uruguay
Explanation
Uruguay won the 1950 World Cup, the first held after World War II.
This is a expert football riddle — one of the harder riddles here. The answer is Uruguay.
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