1930 FIFA World Cup Final

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. Uruguay won after a replay.

1930 FIFA World Cup Final
Uruguay's fourth goal was scored by striker Héctor Castro.
Event1930 FIFA World Cup
Uruguay Argentina
4 2
Date30 July 1930 (1930-07-30)
VenueEstadio Centenario, Montevideo
RefereeJohn Langenus (Belgium)
Attendance68,346

The final was played at the Estadio Centenario in Montevideo, Uruguay, on 30 July, a Wednesday; to date, it shares with the 1966 FIFA World Cup Final, the only World Cup Finals to be played on a day other than Sunday (the latter being played on a Saturday). This World Cup Final has the distinction of being the only final not to be played on a weekend. The stadium gates were opened at eight o'clock, six hours before kick-off, and at noon the ground was full,[1] officially holding 93,000 people.[2] A disagreement overshadowed the build-up to the match as which team would provide the match ball. FIFA intervene with a compromise: Argentina would provide the ball for the first half and the Uruguay would provide for the second.[3] Uruguay would successfully "defend" its Olympic gold medal achievement 4–2 after they trailed 2–1 at half-time. Aged 31, Uruguay manager Alberto Suppici has the distinction of being the youngest coach of a FIFA World Cup champion 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;[2] in Buenos Aires, a mob threw stones at the Uruguayan consulate.[4]

The last surviving player from that final was the Argentina striker, Francisco Varallo who died on 30 August 2010 at the age of 100.[5] The last Uruguay survivor was Ernesto Mascheroni who died on 3 July 1984 at the age of 76.

Route to the final
Uruguay Round Argentina
Opponent Result First round Opponent Result
 Peru 1–0 Match 1  France 1–0
 Romania 4–0 Match 2  Mexico 6–3
Match 3  Chile 3–1
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Uruguay 220050+54
 Romania 210135−22
 Peru 200214−30
 Final standing
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Argentina 3300104+66
 Chile 320153+24
 France 310243+12
 Mexico 3003413−90
Opponent Result Knockout stage Opponent Result
 Yugoslavia 6–1 Semi-finals  United States 6–1

Match

Summary

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, before Santos Iriarte restored the lead for the hosts in the 68th minute. With a minute remaining, Héctor Castro put Uruguay up 4–2, sealing the victory in the inaugural World Cup.[6]

Details
Uruguay 4–2 Argentina
Dorado  12'
Cea  57'[7]
Iriarte  68'
Castro  89'		 Report Peucelle  20'
Stábile  37'[7]
Attendance: 68,346

Uruguay
Argentina
GKEnrique Ballestrero
RBJosé Nasazzi (c)
LBErnesto Mascheroni
RHJosé Andrade
CHLorenzo Fernández
LHÁlvaro Gestido
ORPablo Dorado
IRHéctor Scarone
CFHéctor Castro
ILPedro Cea
OLSantos Iriarte
Manager:
Alberto Suppici
GKJuan Botasso
RBJosé Della Torre
LBFernando Paternoster
RHJuan Evaristo
CHLuis Monti
LHPedro Suárez
ORCarlos Peucelle
IRFrancisco Varallo
CFGuillermo Stábile
ILManuel Ferreira (c)
OLMario Evaristo
Managers:
Francisco Olazar
Juan José Tramutola

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

Match rules

  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra time if necessary.
  • Replay if scores still level.
  • No substitutions permitted.

See also

References
  1. Glanville, p19
  2. "FIFA World Cup Origin" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 November 2007. Retrieved 20 May 2007.
  3. "Uruguay 1930". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 11 April 2002. Retrieved 25 February 2007.
  4. Glanville, p21
  5. "Francisco Varallo, 100 not out". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Retrieved 20 June 2014.
  6. Molinaro, John F. (26 November 2009). "1930 World Cup: Uruguay welcomes the soccer world". CBC Sports. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
  7. This is one of several goals that 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 and/or timing. See "World Cup 1930 finals". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 3 December 2008. Retrieved 1 December 2008..
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