1930 FIFA World Cup Final

1930 FIFA World Cup Final

Belgian referee John Langenus inspecting the pitch before the match
Event	1930 FIFA World Cup
Uruguay Argentina 4 2
Date	30 July 1930
Venue	Estadio Centenario, Montevideo
Referee	John Langenus (Belgium)
Attendance	68,346

The 1930 FIFA World Cup Final was contested by the finalists from the 1928 Olympics, Uruguay and Argentina.

The final was played at the Estadio Centenario on July 30. 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 the teams disagreed on who should provide the match ball, forcing FIFA to intervene and decree that the Argentine team would provide the ball for the first half and the Uruguayans would provide their own for the second.^[3] The game ended 4–2 to Uruguay (who had trailed 2–1 at half time) who added the title World Cup winners to the mantle of Olympic Champions, as Jules Rimet, president of FIFA, presented the World Cup Trophy, which was later named after him. The following day was declared a national holiday in Uruguay;^[2] in the Argentinian capital Buenos Aires a mob threw stones at the Uruguayan consulate.^[4]

The last living player from that final, Francisco Varallo (who played as a striker for Argentina), died on 30 August 2010.^[5]

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 2 2 0 0 5 0 +5 4  Romania 2 1 0 1 3 5 −2 2  Peru 2 0 0 2 1 4 −3 0		Final standing	Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts  Argentina 3 3 0 0 10 4 +6 6  Chile 3 2 0 1 5 3 +2 4  France 3 1 0 2 4 3 +1 2  Mexico 3 0 0 3 4 13 −9 0
Opponent	Result	Knockout stage	Opponent	Result
Yugoslavia	6–1	Semi-finals	United States	6–1

Match details

Uruguay  v  Argentina

30 July 1930 15:30 UYT (UTC-03:30)

Uruguay	4–2	Argentina
Dorado  12' Cea  57'[6] Iriarte  68' Castro  89'	Report	Peucelle  20' Stábile  37'[6]

Estadio Centenario, Montevideo Attendance: 68,346 Referee: John Langenus (Belgium)

Uruguay

Argentina

GK Enrique Ballestrero RB José Nasazzi (c) LB Ernesto Mascheroni RH José Andrade LH Álvaro Gestido CH Lorenzo Fernández IR Héctor Scarone IL Pedro Cea OR Pablo Dorado CF Héctor Castro OL Santos Iriarte Manager: Alberto Suppici

GK Juan Botasso RB José Della Torre LB Fernando Paternoster RH Pedro Suárez LH Juan Evaristo CH Luis Monti IR Manuel Ferreira (c) IL Francisco Varallo OR Mario Evaristo CF Guillermo Stábile OL Carlos Peucelle Managers: Francisco Olazar Juan José Tramutola

References

External links

• 1930 FIFA World Cup Final fifa.com

FIFA World Cup Tournaments Uruguay 1930 Italy 1934 France 1938 Brazil 1950 Switzerland 1954 Sweden 1958 Chile 1962 England 1966 Mexico 1970 West Germany 1974 Argentina 1978 Spain 1982 Mexico 1986 Italy 1990 United States 1994 France 1998 South Korea/Japan 2002 Germany 2006 South Africa 2010 Brazil 2014 Russia 2018 Qatar 2022 2026 Finals 1930 1934 1938 1950 1954 1958 1962 1966 1970 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 Qualification 1930 1934 1938 1950 1954 1958 1962 1966 1970 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 Squads 1930 1934 1938 1950 1954 1958 1962 1966 1970 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 Seedings 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 Broadcasters 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 Bids 2014 2018 and 2022 2026 2030 Statistics All-time table Goalscorers top goalscorers finals goalscorers hat-tricks milestone goals own goals Penalty shoot-outs Player appearances Records Red cards Referees Team appearances Teams with no appearances Miscellaneous Awards Balls Broadcasters Economics History Hosts Mascots Official films Official songs Trophy Video games Notes: There was no qualification for the 1930 World Cup as places were given by invitation only. In 1950, there was no final; the article is about the decisive match of the final group stage.