1930 FIFA World Cup knockout stage

The knockout stage of the 1930 FIFA World Cup was played between 26 and 30 July 1930. The semi-finals were played on 26 and 27 July, with two rest days before the final on 30 July.

Both teams saluting their fans at Centenario.

Format

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According to the format of the tournament, the 13 participants were divided into four pools. The winner of each group would progress to the semi-finals of the knockout stage.[1] Since there were no predefined brackets, a draw took place in 23 July to decide the semi-final meetings.[2] Hosts Uruguay were drawn to play Yugoslavia. Argentina and the United States would contest the other semi-final.

Qualified teams

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The top placed team from each of the four groups qualified for the knockout stage.

Group Winners
1   Argentina
2   Yugoslavia
3   Uruguay
4   United States

Bracket

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
27 July – Montevideo (Centenario)
 
 
  Uruguay6
 
30 July – Montevideo (Centenario)
 
  Yugoslavia1
 
  Uruguay4
 
26 July – Montevideo (Centenario)
 
  Argentina2
 
  Argentina6
 
 
  United States1
 

Semi-finals

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Argentina vs United States

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The match was even until American center-half Raphael Tracey was injured in the 19th minute. Soon after, Argentina scored the opener with their own center-half, Luis Monti. Tracey left the game at half-time and, since no substitutions were allowed at the time, the United States had to play the second half with 10 men. They also saw goalkeeper Jimmy Douglas hurt his shoulder 15 minutes into the second half. The Argentines scored five more times and went on to win the match, becoming the first team qualified for a World Cup final.[3]

Argentina  6–1  United States
Monti   20'
Scopelli   56'
Stábile   69', 87'
Peucelle   80', 85'
Report Brown   89'
Attendance: 72,886

Uruguay vs Yugoslavia

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Yugoslavia opened the score in the 4th minute with Đorđe Vujadinović and had a disallowed goal in the 9th. The Uruguayans made a recovery and Pedro Cea equalized. They took the lead still in the first half with two more goals. In the second half, the host nation sealed the result three more times, and Cea completed a hat-trick. The Yugoslavs heavily contested refereeing decisions on the third and fourth Uruguayan goals, but to no avail. Uruguay advanced to the final in home soil.[3]

Uruguay  6–1  Yugoslavia
Cea   18', 67', 72'[4]
Anselmo   20', 31'[4]
Iriarte   61'[4]
Report Vujadinović   4'[4]
Estadio Centenario, Montevideo
Attendance: 79,867

Final

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Uruguay  4–2  Argentina
Dorado   12'
Cea   57'
Iriarte   68'
Castro   89'
Report Peucelle   20'
Stábile   37'
Attendance: 68,346
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Uruguay
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Argentina
GK Enrique Ballestrero
RB José Nasazzi (c)
LB Ernesto Mascheroni
RH José Andrade
CH Lorenzo Fernández
LH Álvaro Gestido
OR Pablo Dorado
IR Héctor Scarone
CF Héctor Castro
IL Pedro Cea
OL Santos Iriarte
Manager:
Alberto Suppici
 
GK Juan Botasso
RB José Della Torre
LB Fernando Paternoster
RH Juan Evaristo
CH Luis Monti
LH Arico Suárez
OR Carlos Peucelle
IR Francisco Varallo
CF Guillermo Stábile
IL Manuel Ferreira (c)
OL Mario Evaristo
Managers:
Francisco Olazar
Juan José Tramutola

Assistant referees:
Ulises Saucedo (Bolivia)
Henri Christophe (Belgium)

References

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  1. ^ "Formats of the FIFA World Cup final competitions" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 February 2008.
  2. ^ RIBAS, Lycio Vellozo, O mundo das Copas, p. 13
  3. ^ a b Ribas, Lycio Vellozo, O mundo das Copas, p. 13
  4. ^ a b c d This is one of several goals for which the statistical details are disputed. The goalscorers and timings used here are those of FIFA, the official record. Some other sources, such as RSSSF, state a different scorer, timing, or both. See "World Cup 1930 finals". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation (RSSSF). Retrieved 15 August 2010.
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