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  By Dr. Marco Benavides.  There is something that soccer knows—and that other sports merely sense: that a ball can be the center of the universe. Not metaphorically. But with a stopwatch, a referee, and a stadium full of spectators. It all began in 1930, in Montevideo, when Jules Rimet—FIFA president and a man who believed in miracles—gathered thirteen national teams to contest the first-ever world tournament. There were no preliminary qualifiers; invitations were sent out like letters between gentlemen. Uruguay, the host nation and reigning Olympic champion, lifted the trophy after defeating its neighbor and eternal rival, Argentina, 4–2. That match also marked the first major quarrel within a long-standing family. Four years later, Italy hosted and won the tournament—a fact that critics noted with a raised eyebrow, though even the most benevolent observers acknowledged that the " Azzurri " squad was, indeed, the best team on the planet. They confirmed this feat at the 1938...