Estadio Pocitos

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Estadio Pocitos was a multi-use stadium in Montevideo, Uruguay, that does not exist today. This stadium was mainly used for football matches of the owner club Peñarol from 1921 to 1933.Later it was demolished in the 30's decade because Peñarol started to play in the Estadio Centenario as its home field. The first FIFA World Cup goal was scored in this stadium by the French player Laurent.

This stadium was the first soccer stadium to include elliptical stands, taken from ancient Greek theatres models. It has been said that the Estadio Centenario was planned to be a "giant version" of this stadium. Included in a German book of the 40 most influential stadiums in history.

[edit] The 1930 FIFA World Cup

During the 1930 FIFA World Cup, the stadium hosted 2 group matches:

Group A match

July 13, 1930
15:00		 Flag of France France 4–1 Flag of Mexico Mexico Montevideo, Estadio Pocitos
Attendance: +3000
Referee: Lombardi (Uruguay)
Lucien Laurent 19'
Marcel Langiller 40'
André Maschinot 43', 87'		 Juan Carreño Sandoval 70'

Group C match

July 14, 1930
14:50		 Flag of Romania Romania 3–1 Flag of Peru Peru Montevideo, Estadio Pocitos
Attendance: +2000
Referee: Warnken (Chile)
Constantin Stanciu 2' pen, 89'
Ştefan Barbu 79'		 Luís Alfonso Souza-Ferreira 75'


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