First World Cup goal scorer dies

Frenchman Lucien Laurent, who scored the first goal in football World Cup history, died on Monday aged 97, sports daily L'Equipe reported on Wednesday.

A left winger, Laurent scored in the 19th minute in France's 4-1 defeat of Mexico in Montevideo on July 13, 1930.

Laurent was one of the first players to switch clubs, playing for nine sides in a 25-year career. 'Little Lulu', as he was nicknamed, scored twice in 10 appearances for France between 1930 and 1935.

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