British teams were considered the best in the world by then, and some of them served as inspiration to establish football clubs in Argentina and Uruguay, helped by the immigration of British citizens that had arrived to work for British companies (mostly in railway construction).
Belgrano A.C.,
Rosario A.C.,
Alumni, and
Quilmes (in Argentina) were some examples of clubs established by British immigrants to South America. In some cases, the influence of British clubs on Argentine football extended to the colours adopted by some clubs. Arístides Langone, president of
Club Atlético Independiente, was so impressed by the Nottingham Forest squad that beat local Alumni by 6–0 that he suggested to change the jersey colours from white and blue to red. The request was approved and Independiente adopted the colour that would later become an identity mark for the club, being known as
El Rojo (The Red).
Southampton F.C. had been the first foreign club to tour South America, followed by
Nottingham Forest F.C. in 1905. One of its games, against
Alumni in Buenos Aires, was attended by 10,000 spectators, what proves the interest of Argentine fans to see the local forces facing British sides, considered technically superior by them. The
South Africa national team had reaffiliated to
The Football Association and was formed exclusively by white players, with seven of them born in South Africa and eight originated from England and Scotland. == Match details ==