FIFA World Cup competitions, which Germany and Brazil sought to host, were cancelled due to World War II and its aftermath. The 1950 World Cup, held in Brazil, was the first to include British participants. British teams withdrew from FIFA in 1920, partly out of unwillingness to play against the countries they had been at war with, and partly as a protest against foreign influence on football, but rejoined in 1946 following FIFA's invitation. The tournament also saw the return of 1930 champions Uruguay, who had boycotted the previous two World Cups. Uruguay won the tournament again after defeating the host nation Brazil,
El Salvador at the FIFA World Cup FIFA World Cup on two occasions in 1970 and 1982. 16 players have been fielded three times each for El Salvador, making them record World Cup players for their country. El Salvador's only FIFA World cup goal was scored in one of the biggest-ever defeats in World Cup history, their 1-10 against Hungary in 1982. The goalscorer was Luis Ramírez Zapata. El Salvador at the FIFA World Cup This is a record of El Salvador's results at the FIFA World Cup. The FIFA World Cup, sometimes called the Football World Cup or the Soccer World Cup, but usually referred to