sɜːvˈɛt hæd dʒˈʌst wˈʌn ðə swˈɪs tʃˈæmpiənʃˌɪp, ænd ˈɔːɹɡənˌaɪzd ðɪs ᵻvˈɛnt æz ɐ kˈaʊntɚpˌɔɪnt tə ðə fˈɜːst fˈiːfə wˈɜːld kˈʌp hˈɛld æt ðə sˈeɪm tˈaɪm ɪn jˈʊɹɹuːɡwˌaɪ, tə wˌɪtʃ ˈoʊnli fjˈuː jˌʊɹɹəpˈiən kˈʌntɹiz bˈɛldʒəm, fɹˈæns, ɹoʊmˈeɪniə ænd jˌuːɡəslˈɑːviə sˈɛnt ɐ tˈiːm.
Servette had just won the Swiss championship, and organized this event as a counterpoint to the first FIFA World Cup held at the same time in Uruguay, to which only few European countries (Belgium, France, Romania and Yugoslavia) sent a team.