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T
he success of the Olympic Foot-
ball Tournament intensified FlFA’s
wish for its own world champion-
ship. Questionnaires were sent to the
affiliated associations, asking wheth-
er they agreed to the organisation of
a tournament and under what condi-
tions. A special committee examined
the question, with President Jules
Rimet the driving force. He was
aided by the untiring Sec-
retary of the French
Football Federa-
tion, Henri De-
launay.
Following a re-
markable proposal
by the Executive
Committee, the
FIFA
Congress
in Amsterdam on
28 May 1928 de-
cided to stage a
world champion-
ship organised by