Centenario Stadium

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Estadio Centenario

For the Colombian stadium of the same name, see Estadio Centenario (Armenia, Colombia).

Estadio Centenario is a stadium in Montevideo, Uruguay (34.8945° S, 56.1527° W) used primarily for football. Built with a capacity of 100,000 not only to host several matches in the inaugural 1930 FIFA World Cup, including the final which was won by hosts Uruguay, but also as a celebration of Uruguay's 100 years of independence. It is listed by FIFA as one of the world's classic football venues along with Maracanã, Wembley Stadium, San Siro, and Santiago Bernabéu Stadium to name a few.

The Uruguay national football team is always a threat when playing in their home stadium, consistently beating top teams. Even the top ranked Brazil national football team has only managed 2 wins in 20 opportunities. As a curious fact, because of the Centenario's location next to other smaller stadiums, when Central Español and Miramar Misiones play home matches simultaneously one can watch all three games from the top of the Amsterdam stand.

[edit] The 1930 FIFA World Cup

During the 1930 FIFA World Cup, the stadium hosted 10 matches (7 group matches, 2 semi-finals & final match):

Group C match

July 18, 1930 14:30
	Uruguay	1–0	Peru	Montevideo, Centenario Attendance: +85000 Referee: Jean Langenus (Belgium)
	Héctor Castro 65'

Group A match

July 19, 1930 12:50
	France	0–1	Chile	Montevideo, Centenario Attendance: ~50000 Referee: Tejada (Uruguay)
			Guillermo Subiabre Astorga 67'

Group A match

July 19, 1930 15:00
	Mexico	3–6	Argentina	Montevideo, Centenario Attendance: ~50000 Referee: Saucedo (Bolivia)
	Manuel Rosas Sánchez 42' pen, 65' Roberto Gayón Marquéz 75'		Guillermo Stábile 8', 17', 80' Adolfo Bernabé Zumelzú 12', 55' Francisco Antonio Varallo 53'

Group B match

July 20, 1930 13:00
	Brazil	4–0	Bolivia	Montevideo, Centenario Attendance: ~12000 Referee: Balway (France)
	Moderato Visintainer 37', 73' João Coelho Neto "Preguinho" 67', 83'

Group D match

July 20, 1930 15:00
	Paraguay	1–0	Belgium	Montevideo, Centenario Attendance: ~12000 Referee: Vallarino (Uruguay)
	Delfín Benítez Cáceres 40'

Group C match

July 21, 1930 14:50
	Uruguay	4–0	Romania	Montevideo, Centenario Attendance: ~80000 Referee: Rege (Brazil)
	Pablo Dorado 7' Héctor Pedro Scarone 28' Juan Pelegrino Anselmo 31' José Pédro Cea 80

Group A match

July 22, 1930 14:45
	Argentina	3–1	Chile	Montevideo, Centenario Attendance: ~35000 Referee: Jean Langenus (Belgium)
	Guillermo Stábile 12', 13' Marino Evaristo 51'		Guillermo Arellano Moraga 15'

Semi-final match

July 26, 1930 14:45
	Argentina	6–1	United States	Montevideo, Centenario Attendance: +60000 Referee: Jean Langenus (Belgium)
	Luís Fernando Monti 20' Alejandro Scopelli Casanova 56' Guillermo Stábile 69', 87' Carlos Desiderio Peucelle 80', 85'		James Brown 89'

Semi-final match

July 27, 1930 14:45
	Uruguay	6–1	Yugoslavia	Montevideo, Centenario Attendance: +80000 Referee: Rege (Brazil)
	José Pédro Cea 19', 66', 72' Juan Pelegrino Anselmo 21', 23' Victoriano Santos Iriarte 63'		Djordje Vujadinović 4'

Final match

July 30, 1930 15:30
	Uruguay	4–2	Argentina	Montevideo, Centenario Attendance: ~80000 Referee: Jean Langenus (Belgium)
	Pablo Dorado 12' José Pédro Cea 58' Victoriano Santos Iriarte 68' Héctor Castro 89'		Carlos Desiderio Peucelle 20' Guillermo Stábile 38'