This rule helped make the game of soccer what it is today.British sailors and settlers helped spread the game to the rest of Europe, India, and other places around the world. In 1904,FIFA*was formed to organize championship matches among professional teams of different nations.The first World cup took place in Uruguay in 1930 and had the participation of 13 counties.Today over 200 counties are members of FIFA,and there are thousands of professional players all around the world.