The 1930 FIFA World Cup final was a football tournament match that culminated in the inaugural 1930 FIFA World Cup champions. Uruguay and Argentina contested in what was a rematch of the gold medal match of the 1928 Olympics, which Uruguay won after a replay.
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| Event | 1930 FIFA World Cup | ||||||
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| Date | 30 July 1930 | ||||||
| Venue | Estadio Centenario, Montevideo | ||||||
| Referee | John Langenus (Belgium) | ||||||
| Attendance | 68,346 | ||||||
The final was played at the Estadio Centenario in Montevideo, Uruguay, on 30 July, a Wednesday. It was one of only two World Cup finals to be played on a day other than Sunday, the other being the 1966 FIFA World Cup final, which was played on a Saturday. A disagreement overshadowed the build-up to the match as which team would provide the match ball. FIFA intervened with a compromise, that Argentina would provide the ball for the first half, and Uruguay for the second.[1]
The stadium gates were opened at eight in the morning, six hours before kick-off, and at noon the ground was full,[2][full citation needed] officially holding 93,000 people.[3] Uruguay successfully "defended" its Olympic gold medal achievement 4–2, coming back from a 2–1 deficit at half-time.
Uruguay manager Alberto Suppici was 31 at the time, and still holds the record for being youngest coach of a FIFA World Cup winning team. Jules Rimet, president of FIFA, presented Uruguay with the World Cup Trophy, later to be named after him. The following day was declared a national holiday in Uruguay.[3] In Buenos Aires, a mob threw stones at the Uruguayan consulate.[4][full citation needed]
The last living player from the final was Argentine striker Francisco Varallo, who died on 30 August 2010 aged 100.[5] The last living Uruguayan from the final was Ernesto Mascheroni, who died on 3 July 1984 aged 76.
Route to the final edit
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 Peru
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1–0 | Match 1 |  France
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 Romania
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4–0 | Match 2 |  Mexico
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| Match 3 |  Chile
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 Yugoslavia
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6–1 | Semi-finals |  United States
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Match edit
Summary edit
After 12 minutes, Pablo Dorado put the hosts into the lead, before Argentina winger Carlos Peucelle equalised 8 minutes later, beating goalkeeper Enrique Ballestrero with a powerful shot. In the 37th minute, tournament top scorer Guillermo Stábile gave Argentina a 2–1 lead going into the break. Uruguay leveled the score 12 minutes into the second half via a goal from Pedro Cea, and took the lead back for good with a Santos Iriarte goal in the 68th minute. With a minute remaining, Héctor Castro put Uruguay up 4–2, sealing victory in the inaugural World Cup.[6]
Details edit
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See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Uruguay 1930". BBC Sport. 11 April 2002. Retrieved 25 February 2007.
- ^ Glanville, p19
- ^ a b "FIFA World Cup Origin" (PDF). FIFA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 November 2007. Retrieved 20 May 2007.
- ^ Glanville, p21
- ^ "Francisco Varallo, 100 not out". FIFA. Archived from the original on 28 June 2013. Retrieved 20 June 2014.
- ^ Molinaro, John F. (26 November 2009). "1930 World Cup: Uruguay welcomes the soccer world". CBC Sports. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
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